The UME Preparatory Academy EAGLES struggled with offensive rebounds on Tuesday (the ILTexas Arlington Eagles had ten more) and sadly the final score reflected it. The game between the pair wasn't particularly close, with UME Preparatory Academy falling 60-42. They have struggled against ILTexas Arlington recently, as their match on Tuesday was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
UME Preparatory Academy's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Will Lupton, who scored 20 points. The contest was Lupton's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Noah Chapman, who scored ten points along with four steals.
UME Preparatory Academy struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only an offensive rebound. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
ILTexas Arlington's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Erik Castaneda led the charge by scoring 17 points along with four steals. Sean Tang was another key contributor, scoring 14 points along with three steals.
UME Preparatory Academy's loss dropped their record down to 10-9. As for ILTexas Arlington, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-14.
UME Preparatory Academy will be playing in front of their home fans against ILTexas Arlington at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday. ILTexas Arlington is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. As for they, they will challenge UME Preparatory Academy at 8:00 p.m. Hopefully UME Preparatory Academy focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 23 on Tuesday.
