Basketball Recap: Western Christian Takes Down Ranked Lincoln Lutheran

Wolfpack

Team Score

12/20/24 vs Lincoln Lutheran	77
12/13/24 vs Heritage Christian Academy	72
12/03/24 @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton	70
12/19/24 vs Bishop Heelan Catholic	62
12/05/24 @ Papillion-LaVista South	53
12/06/24 vs Norris	45

Western Christian is ranked highly in their home state and on Friday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of Lincoln Lutheran. The Western Christian Wolfpack came out on top against the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors by a score of 77-65. The Wolfpack's offense stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most points they've scored all season.

Lincoln Lutheran's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Jacob Duitsman, who went 6 for 12 on his way to 15 points in addition to eight rebounds and five assists. The team also got some help courtesy of Nathan Holle, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points.

The win (which was Western Christian's third in a row) raised their record to 4-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Lincoln Lutheran, the loss snapped their winning streak at five games and leaves them with a 5-1 record.

Western Christian will have some time to savor their victory since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Newell-Fonda at 3:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. Western Christian has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 211 points over their last three matchups. As for Lincoln Lutheran, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 64-37 win against Aquinas on the 21st.