Basketball Game Preview: Faith Lutheran Lions vs. Yavneh Academy Bulldogs

The Faith Lutheran Lions will take on the Yavneh Academy Bulldogs at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Faith Lutheran is returning home triumphant after the team finally put their road woes behind them against Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric on Friday. Faith Lutheran took down Coram Deo Academy Rhetoric 41-25.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Yavneh Academy on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Highlands out of the water with a 69-33 final score. The Bulldogs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 22 points or more this season.

Yavneh Academy's win came from a few key players Faith Lutheran will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Brendy Eber, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 13 points and four steals. He is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last five games he's played. Aeden Haviv was another key player, going 7 for 9 en route to 17 points.

Yavneh Academy is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.2 points per game. As for Faith Lutheran, their victory bumped their record up to 3-5.