After a string of three wins, the Lighthouse Christian Chargers's good fortune finally ran out on Thursday. They ended up on the wrong side of a tough 72-51 walloping at the hands of Louisville Saints HomeSchool. While losing is never fun, Lighthouse Christian can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 302nd in Missouri, while Louisville Saints HomeSchool is ranked 143rd in Kentucky).
Lighthouse Christian lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Elijah Rahn, who almost dropped a double-double on 11 points and nine rebounds. Rahn hasn't dropped below two steals for eight straight games. Another player making a difference was Lee Stinson, who scored nine points along with four steals and two blocks.
Leading Louisville Saints HomeSchool to victory were Ezekiel Taylor and John Omer. Taylor dropped a double-double on 20 points and 12 rebounds, while Omer scored 29 points along with three blocks and two steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Taylor has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Hartman, who scored nine points along with five rebounds.
Lighthouse Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 18-15. As for Louisville Saints HomeSchool, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 24-10 record this season.
Coincidentally, both teams will both be playing Oklahoma City S the next time they take the court. Lighthouse Christian will head out to face Oklahoma City S at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, while Louisville Saints HomeSchool will head out to face them at 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
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