Jefferson came into their game on Friday off a hard-fought close win, but unfortunately suffered a serious change of fortune. They were beaten by the Lausanne Collegiate Lynx 80-36. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 1190th in Texas, while the Lynx are ranked 54th in Tennessee).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lausanne Collegiate to victory, but perhaps none more so than Imir 'Trey' Harper, who shot 75% from the field to rack up 18 points and three steals. Harper is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in each of the last eight games he's played. Another player making a difference was Patrick Thompson, who went 8-for-16 en route to 21 points.
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 4-6. As for Lausanne Collegiate, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games. That's provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season.
Jefferson and Molina will compete for holiday cheer at 12:30 p.m. on Monday. The contest will give the Patriots their first taste of in-conference action this season. As for Lausanne Collegiate, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against PURE Academy at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday. The Lynx are facing the Royals at the right time seeing as the Royals are stuck on a nine-game losing streak.
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