The Lighthouse Prep Academy Eagles will face off against the Westwood Baptist Academy Eagles at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lighthouse Prep Academy has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Westwood Baptist Academy will arrive with four straight wins.
Last Thursday, Lighthouse Prep Academy was beaten by Christian Fellowship 68-30. While losing is never fun, Lighthouse Prep Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 542nd, while Christian Fellowship is ranked 191st).
Despite the loss, Lighthouse Prep Academy saw an underclassman step up: Alajun Proctor scored ten points.
Westwood Baptist Academy proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 50) but on Monday they proved they can win the close ones too. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 40-37 victory over Risco.
Westwood Baptist Academy's success was spearheaded by the efforts of James Hawley, who scored 17 points along with six rebounds, and Ben Jones, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which Hawley has scored at least a third of Westwood Baptist Academy's points.
Lighthouse Prep Academy dropped their record down to 3-11 with that defeat, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Westwood Baptist Academy, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 21-3 record this season.
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