Having just played yesterday, the Metro-East Lutheran Knights will jump right back in to play the MICDS Rams at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Metro-East Lutheran strolled past Christ Our Rock Lutheran with points to spare, taking the game 61-44. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 180th, while the Silver Stallions are ranked 410th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Junior Brown was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 14 en route to 19 points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds. Brady Bishop was another key player, going 6 for 9 on his way to 12 points and six boards.
Metro-East Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in four consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, MICDS came tearing into Tuesday's game with nine straight wins dating back to last season (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They walked away with a 62-49 victory over the Kewpies.
Metro-East Lutheran's win bumped their record up to 10-5. As for MICDS, their victory was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 1-0.
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