Heartland Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Kenesaw Blue Devils 66-23. The Red Hornets lost against the Blue Devils in their previous head to head back in February of 2016, too, but the margin this time around was even wider than the 51-39 score last time.
Heartland Lutheran's defeat came despite a true team effort with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Colton Zehendner, who posted two points and 11 boards.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Kenesaw to victory, but perhaps none more so than Maddox Wagoner, who went 5-for-7 to rack up 13 points in addition to five rebounds and four steals. Wagoner is becoming a predictor of Kenesaw's success: when he posts at least three steals the team is undefeated (and 9-10 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Denkert, who dropped a double-double with 14 points and 11 boards.
Heartland Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 6-16. As for Kenesaw, their record is now 13-10.
Heartland Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Kenesaw, they will take on Shelton at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Shelton's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last three matchups.
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