Basketball Game Preview: Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars vs. Indianapolis Lutheran Saints

Greenwood Christian Academy has gone 8-2 against Indianapolis Lutheran recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Greenwood Christian Academy Cougars will head out to take on the Indianapolis Lutheran Saints at 6:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Thursday, Greenwood Christian Academy was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 47-42 to Hauser. The loss continues a trend for the Cougars in their matchups with the Jets: they've now lost five in a row.

Despite the defeat, Greenwood Christian Academy had strong showings from Myra Finnity, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 17 boards, and Molly Hunter, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 17 points and six rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Finnity a new career-high in blocks (six).

Even though they lost, Greenwood Christian Academy was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 2 assists per game earlier this season, but in their last 15 matchups they've averaged 6.7.

Meanwhile, Indianapolis Lutheran was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Thursday as they fell 42-36 to Herron.

Indianapolis Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 5-9. As for Greenwood Christian Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.

Greenwood Christian Academy came up short against Indianapolis Lutheran when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 46-41. Thankfully for Greenwood Christian Academy, Grace King (who almost dropped a triple-double on 22 points, ten boards, and nine steals) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.