Basketball Recap: Judah Louderback's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lighthouse Christian over Mid-Missouri Homeschool

Lighthouse Christian was the 74-51 winner over Mid-Missouri HomeSchool when they last played one another back in December of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Lighthouse Christian Chargers fell to the Mid-Missouri HomeSchool Mavericks 58-54. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Chargers came into the game with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Mavericks are ranked 205th).

Judah Louderback

Points

02/14/25 vs Mid-Missouri HomeSchool	19
02/14/25 vs St. Louis HomeSchool P	28
02/11/25 vs Halfway	16
02/08/25 vs Greenwood	15
02/06/25 vs McAuley Catholic	27
02/04/25 vs Sarcoxie	26

Several Chargers players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Judah Louderback, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards. The matchup was Louderback's sixth in a row with at least 15 points. Elijah Rahn was another key player, putting up 17 points.

Even though they lost, Lighthouse Christian smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. This was only their second loss (out of eight games) when they hit their own glass that hard.

Mid-Missouri HomeSchool had a senior duo take command as Kyle Aulgur went 7-for-17 en route to 20 points along with eight rebounds and three steals and Kaden Hayes went 6-for-12 on his way to 16 points and seven boards. Aulgur has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 16 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Mitchell Pfaff, who posted ten points.

Lighthouse Christian's defeat dropped their record down to 20-8. As for Mid-Missouri HomeSchool, they are on a roll lately: they've won 16 of their last 17 contests, which provided a massive bump to their 20-9 record this season.

Lighthouse Christian wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 69-64 win against St. Louis Christian HomeSchool K on the 15th. As for Mid-Missouri HomeSchool, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 52-51 loss against Metro Academy on the 15th.