Blackwell saw some tournament action on Friday. They lost to the Life Prep Fire on the road by a 56-41 margin. While losing is never fun, the Maroons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 274th in Oklahoma, while the Fire are ranked 60th in Kansas).
Quinton Rolle Jr continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Life Prep, going 6 for 9 on his way to 14 points. Another player making a difference was Akari Major, who posted five points in addition to six boards and three steals.
Blackwell has been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-10 record this season. As for Life Prep, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-7.
Blackwell will head out to challenge Frontier at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Life Prep, they won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Oklahoma City S at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Life Prep is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.7 points per game this season.
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