Recap: Sioux Falls Lutheran vs. Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles
Sioux Falls Lutheran and the Mitchell Christian Golden Eagles squared off in some playoff action on Monday, but sadly Sioux Falls Lutheran had to settle for second. They suffered a rough 69-49 defeat at the hands of the Golden Eagles. Sioux Falls Lutheran has not had much luck with Mitchell Christian recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Aiden Lieber was his usual excellent self, scoring 45 points along with seven rebounds and five steals for Mitchell Christian. That makes it 21 consecutive games in which Lieber has scored at least a third of Mitchell Christian's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Mentele, who scored 14 points.
Sioux Falls Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 3-12. As for Mitchell Christian, their victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-16.
Sioux Falls Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Mitchell Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Howard at 7:00 p.m. on February 27th. Howard will roll in looking for their 11th straight victory, something Mitchell Christian surely won't give up without a fight.
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