Lake Charles College Prep waltzed into their matchup on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past the Washington-Marion Charging Indians 59-56. This was payback for the Trailblazers, who suffered a 45-43 defeat the last time these two teams met.

Jaiven Matthews
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Lake Charles College Prep got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Jaiven Matthews out in front who posted 16 points. Matthews' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Izayha Brown, who earned ten points.
Several Charging Indians players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was KENDALL COLLINS, who put up 18 points. Those 18 points gave COLLINS a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of MONTE FARMER, who scored 16 points.
Lake Charles College Prep pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.8 points per game. As for Washington-Marion, their loss ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-11.
Lake Charles College Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 57-40 win against Iowa on the 27th. As for Washington-Marion, they will host Eunice at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eunice's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests.
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