University has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They came up short against the Lake Ridge Eagles on Friday, falling 57-37. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Eagles are ranked sixth).
Eze Nwakamma continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Lake Ridge, dropping a double-double on 15 points and 14 boards. With that strong performance, Nwakamma is now averaging an impressive 8.2 rebounds per game. Another player making a difference was Shaqir Pack, who posted ten points.
University's defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 14-4. As for Lake Ridge, they pushed their record up to 17-1 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
University will be taking part in a tournament against Rockwall-Heath at 9:30 a.m. on Friday. Rockwall-Heath will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something University surely won't give up without a fight. As for Lake Ridge, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 59-45 victory against Richardson on the 26th.
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