The Lehigh Valley Academy Jaguars's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Monday after their third straight defeat. They took a 59-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lincoln Leadership Academy. While losing is never fun, Lehigh Valley Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Pennsylvania basketball rankings (they are ranked 603rd, while Lincoln Leadership Academy is ranked 236th).
Lehigh Valley Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Ziyon Wilkins, who scored 15 points. Another player making a difference was Davien Orozco, who scored 15 points.
Lincoln Leadership Academy's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Isaac Sabater led the charge by almost dropping a triple-double on 18 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists. It was the first time this season that Sabater pulled down eight or more rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Dwight Prud'homme, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Lehigh Valley Academy's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 7-13. As for Lincoln Leadership Academy, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 19-3.
Lehigh Valley Academy will head out on the road to take on Roberto Clemente Charter School at 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Lehigh Valley Academy is facing Roberto Clemente Charter School at the right time seeing as Roberto Clemente Charter School is stuck on a five-game losing streak. Lincoln Leadership Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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