Basketball Recap: Crooms Academy's Loss Ends Four-Game Winning Streak at Home

After flying high against Burns Sci-Tech last Saturday, Crooms Academy came back down to earth. The Crooms Academy Panthers took a 72-63 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lyman Greyhounds on Tuesday. The Panthers lost against the Greyhounds in their previous head to head back in December of 2015, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 71-26 score last time.

When it comes to explaining why Crooms Academy lost, don't look at Kenai Anderson. Despite the final result, he went 9 for 12 en route to 26 points along with eight rebounds and six steals. With that strong performance, Anderson is now averaging an impressive 15.5 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Julian Gill, who posted 22 points in addition to six assists and six boards.

Joseph Lewis III had an outrageously good game for Lyman as he went 5 of 12 on his way to 16 points along with eight rebounds and seven assists. Those seven assists gave Lewis III a new career-high. Damir Carter was another key player, going 5 for 6 en route to 11 points and three steals.

Crooms Academy's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7. As for Lyman, their win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-11.

Crooms Academy didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 78-70 victory against Orangewood Christian on the 16th. As for Lyman, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 75-17 loss against Oviedo on the 15th.