Lakeside School unfortunately couldn't capitalize on their home-court advantage in their season opener. They fell 57-52 to the Southern Prep Academy Rangers on Friday. The Chiefs were down 39-0 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Southern Prep Academy got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Mason Morris out in front who shot 4-for-5 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double with 31 points and 11 boards. That makes it five consecutive games in which Morris has scored at least a third of the Rangers' points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wyatt Smith, who shot 56% from the field to rack up 13 points and seven assists.
The win got Southern Prep Academy back to even at 3-3.
Coming up, Lakeside School is headed away from home for the first time to square off against Hooper Academy at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. As for Southern Prep Academy, they will host Varsity Opponent at 5:00 p.m. on Monday.
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