After flying high against the Frontenac Raiders on Thursday, the Life Prep Fire came back down to earth. Life Prep fell 71-61 to Webb City on Friday. Life Prep has not had much luck with Webb City recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
When it comes to explaining why Life Prep lost, one person who can't be blamed is Arthur Videira. Despite the final result, he scored 28 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Videira has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Laterro Young, who scored 15 points.
Leading Webb City to victory were Holton Keith and Barron Duda. Keith scored 21 points along with six assists, while Duda scored 24 points along with two steals. Duda has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last 13 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Eli Pace, who scored eight points along with six assists and four steals.
Life Prep's loss dropped their record down to 9-4. As for Webb City, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 11-3.
Life Prep's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fort Scott at 11:30 p.m. on January 20th. Webb City won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Piedmont at 2:30 p.m. on January 20th. Piedmont presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Webb City in their respective states (Piedmont is ranked 11th in Oklahoma, while Webb City is ranked 69th in Missouri).
