Fullerton was the 48-31 winner over Heartland Lutheran when they last played one another back in February of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Fullerton Warriors fell 39-27 to the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets on Saturday. The Warriors were down 35-15 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Despite the defeat, Fullerton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Riley Thomas posted seven points and five rebounds.
Warriors
| 02/08/25 vs Heartland Lutheran | 13 |
| 01/31/25 @ Pleasanton | 8 |
| 01/30/25 vs Lutheran-Northeast | 11 |
| 01/28/25 @ Elba | 12 |
| 01/21/25 @ Nebraska Christian | 9 |
| + 7 more games |
Even though they lost, Fullerton smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since back in December of 2024.
Heartland Lutheran got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Ella Francl out in front who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten steals. Francl is becoming a predictor of Heartland Lutheran's success: when she posts at least five steals the team is undefeated (and 8-11 when she doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Ema Marie Koch, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 12 points.
This is the second loss in a row for Fullerton and nudges their season record down to 7-13. As for Heartland Lutheran, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 11-11.
Fullerton has already played their next match, a 59-34 victory against Newman Grove/St. Edward on the 11th. Heartland Lutheran has also already played their next contest (against Burwell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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