Lakeview Centennial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-56 heartbreaker at the hands of the Sachse Mustangs. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 759th, while the Mustangs are ranked 360th).
Maddox Belino was the offensive standout of the contest as he went 5 for 8 on his way to 14 points. Those 14 points gave him a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ngozi Ofili, who posted six points in addition to eight boards and three blocks.
Lakeview Centennial's loss dropped their record down to 7-16. As for Sachse, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 13-13.
Lakeview Centennial has already played their next matchup (against South Garland), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Sachse will venture away from home to square off against Wylie East at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Sachse's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last five games.
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