Basketball Game Preview: Apostles Lutheran Falcons vs. Averroes Falcon

By Team Reports Jan 24, 2024, 10:46am

Preview: Apostles Lutheran Falcons vs. Averroes Falcon

Apostles Lutheran has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Averroes Falcon at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Apostles Lutheran comes in on a streak of failing to score more than 18 points in their last six games, a trend the squad is of course eager to reverse.

Last Friday, things could have been worse for Apostles Lutheran, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 26-10 loss to Latino College Preparatory Academy.

Bella Calderon put forth a good effort for the losing side as she scored no points along with 25 rebounds and six steals. Calderon is absolutely dominating the rebound category: she's posted at least eight every time she's taken the court this season.

Meanwhile, Averroes' three-game losing streak came to an end on Friday. They escaped with a win against Oakland Military Institute by the margin of a single free throw, 26-25. The victory was just what Averroes needed coming off of a 51-28 loss in their prior game.

Apostles Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 2-4. As for Averroes, the win got them back to even at 1-1.