After a string of three wins, the Lafayette Lancers's good fortune finally ran out on Saturday. They suffered a tough 61-41 defeat at the hands of Eureka. While losing is never fun, Lafayette can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 162nd, while Eureka is ranked 45th).
Eureka was led to victory by Mason Dunlap and Joe Rauls. Dunlap scored 16 points, while Rauls scored 11 points along with three steals. Another player making a difference was Larry Reed, who scored seven points.
Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 5-7. As for Eureka, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 18-10 record this season.
Lafayette does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Eureka also has no future games currently scheduled.
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