The Lebanon Tigers were not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They fell 62-53 to Harrison. While losing is never fun, Lebanon can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 218th, while Harrison is ranked 81st).
When it comes to explaining why Lebanon lost, one person who can't be blamed is Kaden Lark. Despite the final result, he scored 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Wesley Byrd, who scored 12 points.
Lebanon struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only four offensive rebounds. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Harrison pulled down 11 offensive rebounds.
Leading Harrison to victory were Ray Gibson and Malachi King. Gibson scored 22 points along with two steals, while King scored 30 points along with eight rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Gibson has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Jeffrey Williams, who scored four points along with two blocks.
Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Harrison, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 12-11.
Lebanon does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Harrison, they will face off against Kokomo at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Kokomo knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with flashy point totals in its past 25 matches -- so hopefully Harrison likes a good challenge.
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