Basketball Recap: Heartland Lutheran Skates Past Palmer with Ease

Heartland Lutheran won the last time they faced Palmer and things went their way on Thursday too. The Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets claimed a resounding 71-34 victory over the Palmer Tigers. The Red Hornets have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 21 points or more this season.

Luke Olson

Points

02/06/25 vs Palmer	30
02/04/25 @ Elba	15
01/30/25 vs Central Valley	11
01/28/25 @ Red Cloud	16
01/20/25 vs Archangels Catholic	11
+ 14 more games

Heartland Lutheran's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Luke Olson led the charge by dropping a double-double on 30 points and 11 rebounds. With that strong performance, Olson is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Chad Rostvet, who went 6 of 10 to rack up 18 points and eight boards.

Heartland Lutheran was working as a unit and finished the game with 18 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matchups.

Heartland Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 6-13. As for Palmer, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-11.

Looking ahead, Heartland Lutheran is taking a road trip to challenge Fullerton at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Heartland Lutheran has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Palmer, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Tigers take on the Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.