The Lathrop Mules pushed their score all the way to 59 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 66-59 hit to the loss column at the hands of Lawson. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Tuesday (57), Lathrop still had to take the loss.
Lawson's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Andrew Phipps led the charge by scoring 17 points along with five rebounds and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Willoughby, who scored 16 points along with six rebounds.
Lathrop has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 12 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-22 record this season. As for Lawson, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 13-15.
Lathrop does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lawson, they will be playing at home against East Buchanan at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lawson has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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