The Lynwood Knights will be taking part in a tournament against the JSerra Catholic Lions at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for Lynwood and three for JSerra Catholic.
Lynwood fought the good fight in their overtime game against Redondo Union on Friday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Sea Hawks by a score of 56-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 386th, while the Sea Hawks are ranked 98th).
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Lunden Edwards, who posted 13 points along with five boards and five steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Emma Iheanachor, who went 5 of 6 on her way to 12 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Even though they lost, Lynwood was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, JSerra Catholic suffered their biggest defeat since February 29th on Wednesday. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Denver East an easy 49-26 victory. The contest marked the Lions' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
JSerra Catholic's loss dropped their record down to 6-4. As for Lynwood, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-7.
Lynwood was able to grind out a solid win over JSerra Catholic in their previous meeting back in February of 2018, winning 58-47. Will Lynwood repeat their success, or does JSerra Catholic have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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