Basketball Recap: Heartland Lutheran Comes Up Short

After flying high against Harvard last Saturday, Heartland Lutheran came back down to earth. The Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets came up short against the Dundy County-Stratton Tigers on Friday, falling 54-30. While losing is never fun, the Red Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 252nd, while the Tigers are ranked 78th).

Despite the loss, Heartland Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Abigail Uden posted 11 points. Another player making a difference was Aubree Fosket, who put up six points.

Dundy County-Stratton's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Emily Schack led the charge by going 6 of 14 on her way to 15 points and seven rebounds. The dominant performance gave Schack a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kimberly Escobar, who went 5 of 11 on her way to 12 points and seven steals.

Heartland Lutheran has traveled a rocky road recently having lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-5 record this season. As for Dundy County-Stratton, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 6-2.

Heartland Lutheran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 38-29 defeat against Axtell on the 28th. As for Dundy County-Stratton, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 34-29 win against Chambers/Wheeler Central on the 28th.