The Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against the Rock Hill Bearcats on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They took a 73-66 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Bearcats. Despite running the score up even higher than they did on Saturday (56), Elevation Prep Academy still had to take the loss.
Elevation Prep Academy's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was IZEIR MAYBEN, who scored six points along with 11 assists and six rebounds. MAYBEN is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. HARVEY BEDELL was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with four steals.
Even though they lost, Elevation Prep Academy were working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
This is the second loss in a row for Elevation Prep Academy and nudges their season record down to 3-3. As for Rock Hill, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 3-7.
Elevation Prep Academy will head out on the road to face off against Charlotte Elite Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Rock Hill will be home for the holidays to greet South Pointe at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in South Carolina (South Pointe is ranked 190th, while Rock Hill is ranked 185th).
