The Churchill Lancers will take on the Tualatin Timberwolves in a tournament on Thursday. Churchill will be strutting in after a victory while Tualatin will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Tuesday, Churchill strolled past Willamette with points to spare, taking the game 47-28. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lancers.
Jace Litten went supernova for Churchill, dropping a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Charlie Dexter, who posted six points and five rebounds.
Churchill smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 12 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Tualatin unfortunately witnessed the end of their five-game winning streak dating back to last season on Saturday. They took a 93-87 hit to the loss column at the hands of Barlow. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (86), the Timberwolves still had to take the loss.
Churchill now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Tualatin, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.
Churchill was dealt a bruising 78-48 defeat at the hands of Tualatin in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Can Churchill avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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