A win for Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the team wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were outmatched by the Gulf Coast HEAT Gulf Coast HEAT at home and fell 81-49. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Gavin Henderson, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Ryan Butler was another key player, posting 14 points.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Gulf Coast HEAT, their victory bumped their record up to 3-1.
Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Universal Academy at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Lakewood Ranch Preparatory Academy is facing Universal Academy at the right time seeing as Universal Academy is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Gulf Coast HEAT, they will also get right back to it: they'll challenge Babcock at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Gulf Coast HEAT knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Babcock likes a good challenge.
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