The Lyle-Pacelli boys basketball team put a halt to a four-game losing skid Friday night with a commanding 73-44 win over Houston at Pacelli.

The Athletics (9-8 overall) got 18 points from Jordan Hart, 17 from Skylar Meyer and David Diang hit for 16 points.

“The kids played excellent team basketball tonight,” said head coach Casey Anderson. “Our offense and defense were working as one solid unit. It was nice to see after some rough games.”

LP lead Houston (1-15 overall) 36-16 at the break.

Houston          16 28 — 44

Lyle-Pacelli    36 37 — 73

LP Scoring

Skylar Meyer 17, Damian Haugen 4, Stephen Juenger 3, Jon Ethen 3, Jordan Cotter 5, Brennen Ruis 4, David Diang 16, Jordan Hart 18. Freethrows: 5-of-19.