The Prestonwood Christian Lions had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.6 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Thursday. They strolled past Lubbock with points to spare, taking the game 48-32. Given Prestonwood Christian's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 102nd, while Lubbock is ranked 693rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Londyn Oliphant continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 14 points along with three steals. The matchup was her third in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Allie Swindell, who scored 11 points along with nine rebounds and four steals.
Prestonwood Christian has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. As for Lubbock, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Prestonwood Christian won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lubbock-Cooper at 10:30 a.m. on December 29th. One thing working in Lubbock-Cooper's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five games. Lubbock won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Tournament Opponent on December 29th.
