After flying high against Innovation on Monday, Lyman came back down to earth. The Greyhounds fell 55-42 to the Central Florida Christian Academy Eagles on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Greyhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Florida basketball rankings (they are ranked 423rd, while the Eagles are ranked 140th).
Despite the loss, Lyman still got an impressive performance from Samara Oldham, who went 6-for-15 en route to 21 points along with five boards and three steals. MorningJoi Baker-Hopson was another key player, putting up ten points and five rebounds.
It was another big night for London Lowe, who almost dropped a double-double with 26 points and nine steals for Central Florida Christian Academy. The dominant performance also gave Lowe a new career-high in assists (three). Another player making a difference was Peyton Tarplee, who posted eight points.
Lyman has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five games. That's put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 6-2.
Lyman wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 48-31 victory against University on the 16th. As for Central Florida Christian Academy, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 56-17 win against Windermere on the 15th.
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