Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 58-54 heartbreaker at the hands of the Saint Stephen's Episcopal Falcons. The Eagles were not able to repeat the success they had when they faced the Falcons earlier this season, when they won 63-57.
| 01/10/25 @ Saint Stephen's Episcopal | 22 |
| 01/07/25 @ Out-of-Door Academy | 21 |
| 01/06/25 @ Imagine School at North Port | 20 |
| 12/17/24 @ The Classical Academy of Sarasota | 36 |
| 12/16/24 @ Sarasota Military Academy | 32 |
Despite the loss, Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy still got an impressive performance from Gavin Henderson, who went 9 of 20 on his way to 22 points. Henderson's evening made it seven games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. Shaun Ulstad was another key player, putting up nine points and six rebounds.
Saint Stephen's Episcopal's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Aymon Colten led the charge by going 6 for 12 en route to 20 points in addition to eight boards and four steals. The dominant performance gave Colten a new career-high in steals. Another player making a difference was Marcus Motwani, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 16 points and six rebounds.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Saint Stephen's Episcopal, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 4-13.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 59-40 defeat against Bradenton Christian on the 13th. Saint Stephen's Episcopal has also already played their next match, a 59-45 loss against Keswick Christian on the 14th.
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