Basketball Recap: Memphis Business Academy Falls Despite Big Games from Larry Benson and Ethan Caswell

On Friday, the Memphis Business Academy Execs were within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 75-71 to the Horn Lake Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Execs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 139th in Tennessee, while the Eagles are ranked 17th in Mississippi).

Memphis Business Academy's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Ethan Caswell, who went 10 for 14 on his way to 26 points in addition to six assists and six boards, and Larry Benson, who went 10 of 13 on his way to 24 points and five assists. With that strong performance, Benson is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Teryck White, who posted nine points and six rebounds.

Memphis Business Academy now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Horn Lake, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 9-3.

Memphis Business Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 69-57 victory against PURE Academy on the 12th. As for Horn Lake, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 83-70 win against Oxford on the 10th.