Basketball Recap: Martin Luther Gets the Win

By Team Reports Feb 27, 2026, 12:20am

Basketball Recap: Martin Luther Spartans vs. Lake Country Lutheran Lightning

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Previous 5 Games

02/26/26 - Away75-70 W
02/27/25 - Home53-45 W
02/22/24 - Away43-55 L
12/19/22 - Home70-48 W
12/23/21 - Away35-57 L

Lake Country Lutheran typically has all the answers at home, but on Thursday Martin Luther proved too difficult a challenge. They snuck past the Lightning with a 75-70 win. The Spartans have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Lightning, too.

When it comes to explaining why Lake Country Lutheran lost, don't look at Jake Burow. Despite the final result, he went 9-for-16 on his way to 24 points and five boards. The game was Burow's 11th in a row with at least 17 points. Another player making a difference was Ethan Hans, who posted 12 points and three steals.

Martin Luther is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Lake Country Lutheran, their defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 18-5.

Martin Luther does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Lake Country Lutheran, they will face off against Kingdom Prep Lutheran at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.

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