Basketball Recap: Lutheran Knights vs. Plattsburg Tigers
The Lutheran Knights lost against the Plattsburg Tigers back in January of 2023, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. Lutheran was dealt a 82-39 loss at the hands of the Tigers. Lutheran has not had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Plattsburg was led to victory by Rylan Langton and Michael "isaia" Howard. Langton scored 25 points along with seven assists and seven steals, while Howard shot 4-for-7 from downtown and almost dropped a triple-double on 28 points, 15 rebounds, and nine assists. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Langton has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Tryston Miller, who scored 12 points along with six rebounds.
Lutheran dropped their record down to 2-2 with that loss, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Plattsburg, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-4 record this season.
Lutheran is on the road again on Friday and plays the Patriots at 5:00 p.m. on February 2nd. St. Louis HomeSchool P will be looking to extend their current 13-game winning streak. As for Plattsburg, they will head out on the road to face off against the Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Missouri (East Buchanan is ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked 107th).
