The Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish will be playing in front of their home fans against the Lutheran North Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Gabriel Richard's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last nine matches.
Last Tuesday, Gabriel Richard was able to grind out a solid win over Divine Child, taking the game 63-51. Given Gabriel Richard's advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 167th, while Divine Child is ranked 383rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Lutheran North, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 53-36 loss to Loyola on Friday. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Lutheran North has scored all season.
Loss or not, Lutheran North got some senior leadership from Joshua Brown and Gio Lutfy. Brown scored seven points along with 13 rebounds and seven blocks, while Lutfy. scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Brown has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played.
Gabriel Richard has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season. As for Lutheran North, they bumped their record down to 4-5 with that loss, which was their third straight at home.
Gabriel Richard was able to grind out a solid victory over Lutheran North when the teams last played back in February of 2022, winning 50-41. Does Gabriel Richard have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lutheran North turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
