The Dr. Krop Lightning will head out to face off against the Coral Park Rams at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.
Dr. Krop is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Central on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Dr. Krop was beaten by Central 103-63. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (57), the Lightning still had to take the loss.
Despite the loss, Dr. Krop saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Johans Richards went 10 for 20 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Christ Victorin, who posted five points along with six assists and five boards.
Even though they lost, Dr. Krop was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in February of 2024.
Meanwhile, Coral Park was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 62-56 to Sports Leadership & Management.
Dr. Krop's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Coral Park, their loss dropped their record down to 8-8.
Dr. Krop came up short against Coral Park in their previous meeting back in January of 2020, falling 74-69. Thankfully for Dr. Krop, Ga'Khari Lacount (who went 8 of 19 on his way to 37 points in addition to eight boards and seven assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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