Make it ten blowout wins for the Lewisburg Patriots this season. Everything went their way against Horn Lake on Tuesday as Lewisburg made off with a 52-30 victory. Given Lewisburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Mississippi basketball rankings (they are ranked 39th, while the Eagles are ranked 202nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lewisburg was led to victory by Allison Irby and Allie Carroll. Irby dropped a double-double on 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Carroll dropped a double-double on 16 points and ten rebounds.
Lewisburg pushed their record up to 18-7 with that victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. As for Horn Lake, they have been struggling recently as they've lost eight of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-15 record this season.
Lewisburg will look to defend their home court on Thursday against the Jaguars at 6:00 p.m. As for Horn Lake, they will head out on the road to challenge the Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Hernando has six straight wins, the Eagles have three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
