Wylie Prep Academy suffered their biggest defeat since February 18th on Friday. They were beaten by the Garland Christian Academy Swords 67-39. While losing is never fun, the Patriots can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1359th, while the Swords are ranked 601st).
Despite the loss, Wylie Prep Academy still got an impressive performance from Barrett Malhiot, who almost dropped a double-double with 16 points and nine boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Mitchell Murphree, who posted seven points.
Aiden Tiet continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Garland Christian Academy, going 12-for-25 on his way to 31 points and four steals. Tiet's big performance that evening made it six games in a row in which he has scored at least 18 points. Ezra Masih also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Wylie Prep Academy is on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7. As for Garland Christian Academy, their victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-4.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Wylie Prep Academy and Prince of Peace will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The Patriots will be up against the Eagles' rather soft defense (which has allowed 58.13 points per matchup), so fans could be in store for a big offensive performance. Garland Christian Academy will take on Heritage Christian in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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