Heartland Lutheran lost against Red Cloud back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The match between the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets and the Red Cloud Warriors didn't end well, with the Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets falling 50-33. The Red Hornets have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Heartland Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: freshman Luke Olson dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 boards. That was a full 48.5% of Heartland Lutheran's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Red Cloud's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Gage Ely led the charge by dropping a double-double on 22 points and 12 rebounds. The contest was Ely's third in a row with at least ten points. Wyatt Giger was another key player, going 6 of 8 on his way to 12 points and five boards.
Heartland Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 4-12. As for Red Cloud, the victory was the eighth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 11-3.
Heartland Lutheran will take on Central Valley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Central Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 55.6 points per game this season. Red Cloud has already played their next game (against Giltner), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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