Basketball Recap: Annaliese De La Pena's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Lutheran South Academy over Second Baptist

Lutheran South Academy lost against Second Baptist on January 10th and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers lost to the Second Baptist Eagles at home by a 60-43 margin. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Lutheran South Academy lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Annaliese De La Pena, who posted 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Olivia Varanauski, who had 13 points and six boards.

Second Baptist found their leader in sophomore Eloise Tackett, who went 10 for 17 on her way to 25 points along with five assists and five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Tackett has scored all season. Grace Wehring was another key player, putting up ten points and eight steals.

Lutheran South Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 7-14. As for Second Baptist, they have been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a massive bump to their 12-10 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lutheran South Academy has already played their next matchup (against Logos Prep Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Second Baptist has also has no score uploaded for their next contest, this one against Fort Bend Christian Academy.