Basketball Recap: Heartland Lutheran Skates Past Elba with Ease

Heartland Lutheran had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They breezed by the Elba Bluejays to the tune of 61-21 on Tuesday. With the Red Hornets ahead 33-13 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Heartland Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chad Rostvet, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 12 boards. Rostvet continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Cole Lindner, who went 7 of 12 en route to 16 points and five steals.

Heartland Lutheran was working as a unit and finished the game with 17 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Elba only posted four assists.

Despite the defeat, Elba had strong showings from Blake Barg, who posted ten points and eight rebounds, and Ethan Lange, who had four points. Barg is on a roll when it comes to boards, as he's now pulled down eight or more in the last three games he's played.

Red Hornets

Previous 5 Games

02/04/25 @ Elba	61-21
01/30/25 vs Central Valley	54-71
01/28/25 @ Red Cloud	33-50
01/20/25 vs Archangels Catholic	31-63
01/18/25 vs Elba	82-27

Heartland Lutheran's win ended a four-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-13. As for Elba, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-16.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Heartland Lutheran will square off against Palmer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. As for Elba, they will challenge Twin Loup at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.