If Southwest was riding high fresh off their 59-36 takedown of Spokane last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Southwest Trojans lost to the Lighthouse Christian Chargers at home by a 84-66 margin on Tuesday. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game last Saturday (59), the Trojans still had to take the loss.
Lighthouse Christian's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Judah Louderback, who posted 26 points along with six assists and three steals. With that strong performance, Louderback is now averaging an impressive 15.3 points per game. Elijah Rahn was another key player, going 10 of 16 en route to 27 points in addition to eight boards and three steals.
Southwest has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-9 record this season. That patch can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.4 points per game. As for Lighthouse Christian, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Southwest is taking a road trip to challenge Purdy at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Lighthouse Christian, they will take on Crane at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lighthouse Christian is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.7 points per game this season.
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