It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 70-41, which was the final score in the Elevation Prep Academy Honey Badgers's tilt against the Lab University Prep Regional Kings on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Honey Badgers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina basketball rankings (they are ranked 356th, while the Kings are ranked 118th).
Elevation Prep Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being DIDIER ILUNGA, who posted six points and four steals. The team also got some help courtesy of DEVON MARTIN, who scored eight points.
Lab University Prep Regional got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Raphael Beasley out in front who put up 22 points and four blocks. The dominant performance gave Beasley a new career-high in points. Jalyn Connor was another key player, putting up 16 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Elevation Prep Academy and nudges their season record down to 4-11. As for Lab University Prep Regional, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
Elevation Prep Academy wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 75-25 loss against Winston Salem Christian National on the 28th. Lab University Prep Regional has also already played their next game, a 62-59 defeat against Moravian Prep Regional on the 31st.
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