W.E.B. DuBois Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They were beaten by the St. Xavier Tigers 79-43. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Tigers are ranked first).
Among those leading the charge was Chance Dillingham, who went 5 of 9 en route to 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josh Lindsay, who posted 11 points.
W.E.B. DuBois Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-9. As for St. Xavier, the win was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 16-2.
W.E.B. DuBois Academy has already played their next game (against DuPont Manual), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. Xavier will be playing in front of their home fans against Male at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (St. Xavier has won 13 straight at home dating back to last season, while Male won three straight on the road), something that'll have to change.
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