Longwood was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 41-29 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Brooks Eagles. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 630th, while the Eagles are ranked 214th).
Brooks' victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bryce Hayes, who posted 14 points and eight steals. The dominant performance gave Hayes a new career-high in steals. Elijah Curl was another key player, putting up 11 points along with eight rebounds and three steals.
Longwood's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Brooks, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 7-2.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Longwood Panthers duke it out with the Lincoln Park Lions at 2:00 p.m. on Monday. Lincoln Park knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 contests -- so hopefully Longwood likes a good challenge. As for Brooks, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 57-41 loss against Marist on the 21st.
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