Lebanon Trail was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat. They were outmatched by the Independence Knights and fell 86-41. While losing is never fun, the Trail Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 679th, while the Knights are ranked 319th).
Despite the loss, Lebanon Trail still got an impressive performance from Zade Shawwa, who posted 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Joaquin Gibson, who earned six points.
Lebanon Trail's loss dropped their record down to 9-20. As for Independence, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 16-15.
Coming up, Lebanon Trail will take on Memorial at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Memorial knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 20 contests -- so hopefully Lebanon Trail likes a good challenge. As for Independence, they will square off against Centennial at 7:15 p.m. on Friday.
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