Basketball Recap: Trinity Lutheran Picks Up Third Consecutive Victory

Trinity Lutheran won the last time they faced Rising Sun, and Marley Warren did her part to make sure it happened again. The Trinity Lutheran Cougars took down the Rising Sun Shiners 56-39 on Saturday thanks in part to Warren, who posted 19 points. She has been hot recently, having posted 17 or more points the last three times she's played.

Rising Sun's loss came despite strong showings from Vicky Erickson and Jaylen Peelman. Erickson went 5 of 8 on her way to 11 points and six rebounds, while Peelman had ten points and six rebounds.

Cougars

Previous 3 Games

12/07/24 @ Rising Sun	56-39
12/05/24 vs Edinburgh	68-35
11/30/24 vs Southwestern	86-14

The victory (which was Trinity Lutheran's third in a row) raised their record to 4-1. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Rising Sun, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-7.

Trinity Lutheran will host South Ripley at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One thing working in Trinity Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three contests. As for Rising Sun, they will head out to challenge Oldenburg Academy at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Oldenburg Academy will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something Rising Sun surely won't give up without a fight.