It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men Knights can now relate to. They fell just short of the Pirates by a score of 46-43. While losing is never fun, Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while La Vega is ranked 152nd).
La Vega's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Qwae Willis led the charge by scoring 16 points along with three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Monta Hilliard, who scored 11 points along with two steals.
Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men's defeat dropped their record down to 19-11. As for La Vega, the win was the 14th in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 25-4.
Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for La Vega, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-53 defeat vs. Wheatley on the 27th.
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