The Fayette Academy Vikings's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Saturday after their fourth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a rough 71-33 loss at the hands of Lausanne Collegiate. While losing is never fun, Fayette Academy can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Tennessee basketball rankings (they are ranked 313th, while Lausanne Collegiate is ranked 104th).
Fayette Academy lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Miles Dawkins, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Corbin Bowling, who scored 12 points.
Josh Taylor was his usual excellent self, going 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 24 points and 4 assists for Lausanne Collegiate. Taylor continues to roll, besting his previous point total in each of the last four games he's played. Carson Boyle was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with six rebounds.
Fayette Academy's defeat was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-18. As for Lausanne Collegiate, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 10-12.
Fayette Academy does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lausanne Collegiate, they will head out on the road to take on University School of Jackson at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully University School of Jackson focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 12 last Tuesday.
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