Basketball Game Preview: Lincoln Lutheran Warriors vs. Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals

The Lincoln Lutheran Warriors and the Doniphan-Trumbull Cardinals will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Lincoln Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.6 points per game this season.

Lincoln Lutheran heads in on the heels of a playoff match on Friday. They took a 54-47 hit to the loss column at the hands of Ashland-Greenwood. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their eight-game winning streak.

Grant Stowell

Rebounds (Career)

03/14/25 vs Ashland-Greenwood	12
03/12/25 vs Fillmore Central	10
01/11/25 vs Wahoo	10
02/20/24 vs Tri County	10
01/24/25 @ Bishop Neumann	9

Defeat or not, Lincoln Lutheran got some senior leadership from Grant Stowell and Jacob Duitsman. Stowell dropped a double-double with ten points and 12 boards, while Duitsman dropped a double-double with 13 points and ten rebounds. The dominant performance gave Stowell a new career-high in rebounds. Nathan Holle was another key player, putting up seven points.

Meanwhile, Doniphan-Trumbull unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 54-45 to Concordia.

Doniphan-Trumbull's loss dropped their record down to 19-7. As for Lincoln Lutheran, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-4.

Lincoln Lutheran didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Doniphan-Trumbull in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 42-38 win. Does Lincoln Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will Doniphan-Trumbull turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.