The McLennan Highlanders came up short in this afternoon's matchup against the Angelina Roadrunners at the Highlands, falling 82-75.
It was a tight game from start to finish with Angelina holding a one-point lead at intermission, 45-55.
Akili Vining led McLennan with 18 points. Lorenzo Anderson and Cameron Copeland score 15 and 14, respectively.
The Highlanders will host the Concordia JV at 5:30 p.m. Friday at The Highlands in the final tune-up before the beginning of conference play next week.
Angelina: Brown 1 3-6 5; Henson 9 6-6 28; Smith 2 1-4 5; Douglas 1 0-2 3; Perez 0 0-0 0; Eugene 5 1-2 12; Simon 2 0-0 4; Gibson 2 2-2 8; Johnson 0 0-0 0; Brown 2 0-0 5; Hart 3 0-0 8; Foreman 2 2-2 7; Totals 28 15-24 82.
McLennan: Akili Vining 5 7-8 18; Lorenzo Anderson 4 6-6 15; Rodrique Massenat 0 0-0 0; Cameron Copeland 5 3-4 14; Chris Pryor 0 0-0 0; Rayquan Brown 3 2-2 8; Tre Thomas 3 0-0 6; Asare Otchere 3 0-0 6; Isaiah Wyatt 3 2-2 8; Tyrese Taylor 0 0-0 0; Totals: 26 18-20 75.
3-pointers: Angelina 11 (Henson 4, Gibson 2, Hart 2, Douglas 1, Eugene 1, Foreman 1), McLennan 5 (Wyatt 2, Vining 1, Anderson 1, Copeland 1); Total fouls: Angelina 15, McLennan 8; Halftime score: Angelina 45, McLennan 44; Record: McLennan 8-7.
