Preview: Lutheran South Academy Pioneers vs. St. Michael's Crusaders
The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers will face off against the St. Michael's Crusaders at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday. Given that both teams suffered a loss in their last game, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.
Last Tuesday, Lutheran South Academy took a serious blow against Bay Area Christian, falling 75-32. Lutheran South Academy was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 40-20.
Makynna Robbins put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored 16 points along with 6 rebounds. She scored a full 50% of Lutheran South Academy's points, the sixth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for St. Michael's, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 73-54 loss to Chaparral last Tuesday. While losing is never fun, St. Michael's can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 651st, while Chaparral is ranked 86th).
Lutheran South Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-2. As for St. Michael's, their loss was their third straight at home, which bumped their record down to 4-3.
