The St. John Lutheran Saints waltzed into their contest Friday with three straight wins but they left with four. They blew past Riverside Christian 63-16 at home. That looming 63-16 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for St. John Lutheran yet this season.
Leading St. John Lutheran to victory were Kayla joy Bowen and Gracie Sue Rice. Bowen scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and four steals, while Rice dropped a double-double on 12 points and ten steals. Another player making a difference was Arisa Ford, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds and three steals.
St. John Lutheran has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 6-4 record this season. As for Riverside Christian, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-11.
St. John Lutheran and Lake Weir will face off at 12:30 p.m. on January 6th without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. The timing isn't great for Lake Weir: they have been struggling with four straight losses at home, while St. John Lutheran has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road. Riverside Christian will take on Bell at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Bell focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 33 on Thursday.
