The West Lafayette Red Devils waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with five straight wins but they left with six. They snuck past Lebanon with a 42-36 win. Despite the win, that was the fewest points West Lafayette has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Lebanon had strong showings from Jack Ferrell, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Wesley Byrd, who scored 11 points. That was a full 38.9% of Lebanon's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points.
West Lafayette has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season. As for Lebanon, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-13.
West Lafayette will head out on the road to square off against Rossville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. West Lafayette is coming into the matchup with three straight victories on the road, so Rossville is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum. As for Lebanon, they will look to defend their home court on Friday against Harrison at 7:30 p.m. Harrison has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 442 points over their last seven matches.
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