The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers pushed their score all the way to 56 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 68-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of Second Baptist. Lutheran South Academy has not had much luck with Second Baptist recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Dyllan Thompson continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Second Baptist, scoring 24 points along with 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Thompson hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for six straight games. Another player making a difference was Reese Alston, who scored 10 points along with 3 steals.
Lutheran South Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Second Baptist, their win bumped their record up to 10-6.
Lutheran South Academy will be playing at home against Lutheran North at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lutheran North has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 359 points over their last five games. Second Baptist will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Episcopal at 2:00 p.m. on December 19th. Episcopal is on a three-game streak of home wins, Second Baptist a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
