The Trinity Lutheran Cougars will head out on the road to square off against the Austin Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Tuesday, Trinity Lutheran came up short against Greenwood Christian Academy and fell 55-43. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Trinity Lutheran in their matchups with Greenwood Christian Academy: they've now lost eight in a row.
Despite the defeat, Trinity Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: Hudson Lang scored 13 points. Another player making a difference was Charlie Hackman, who scored three points along with two steals.
Meanwhile, Austin pushed their score all the way to 74 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell 82-74 to Clarksville. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (60), Austin still had to take the loss.
Trinity Lutheran now has a losing record at 10-11. As for Austin, they have not been sharp recently as the team has lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-15 record this season.
Trinity Lutheran suffered a grim 70-45 defeat to Austin when the teams last played back in February of 2023. Can Trinity Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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