Recap: Trinity Lutheran Cougars vs. Evansville Christian Eagles
It's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact the Trinity Lutheran Cougars can now relate to. They were beaten by the Eagles 72-42 on Saturday. Trinity Lutheran's loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Despite the defeat, Trinity Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: Reed Mellencamp scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Hudson Lang, who scored 13 points.
Josiah Dunham continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Evansville Christian, dropping a double-double on 26 points and ten assists. That makes it three consecutive games in which Dunham has scored at least a third of Evansville Christian's points. Andrew Lynn was another key contributor, scoring 15 points along with eight rebounds and two steals.
Trinity Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 14-12. As for Evansville Christian, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 24-2.
Trinity Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Evansville Christian's road trip will continue as they head out to face Barr-Reeve at 11:45 a.m. on March 16th. One thing working in Evansville Christian's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last four contests.
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