The South Pointe Christian Patriots pushed their score all the way to 58 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. Their tough 78-58 defeat to Lee Park Prep might stick with them for a while. South Pointe Christian has not had much luck with Lee Park Prep recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lee Park Prep's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Taylor Blakney, who scored 33 points along with 6 rebounds and 3 blocks. That makes it three consecutive games in which Blakney has scored at least 25% of Lee Park Prep's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Isaac Watkins, who scored 16 points along with 8 assists and 7 rebounds.
South Pointe Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Lee Park Prep, the victory makes it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-1.
South Pointe Christian will head out on the road to face off against Lee Park Prep at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lee Park Prep's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season. As for they, they will be playing at home against South Pointe Christian at 6:00 p.m.