Lebanon has enjoyed a five-game homestand but will soon have to dust off their road jerseys. They will take on the Tri-West Hendricks Bruins at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lebanon will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Indiana Rankings (they are ranked 219th, while Tri-West Hendricks is ranked 85th).
Last Friday, Lebanon came up short against Harrison and fell 62-53. Lebanon has not had much luck with Harrison recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Despite the defeat, Lebanon got a solid performance out of Kaden Lark, who scored 18 points along with six assists and six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Wesley Byrd, who scored 12 points.
Meanwhile, two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only Tri-West Hendricks walked away with it. They blew past the Bulldogs 68-48. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Tri-West Hendricks.
Drew Miller continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points along with seven assists and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jimmy Sorgi, who scored 15 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Lebanon's defeat dropped their record down to 9-14. As for Tri-West Hendricks, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-6 record this season.
Lebanon came up short against Tri-West Hendricks when the teams last played back in January, falling 65-55. Can Lebanon avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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