Heartland Lutheran waltzed into their match on Saturday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top against the Fullerton Warriors by a score of 39-27. For the Red Hornets, this counts as revenge for the 48-31 victory the Warriors walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2024.
Ella Francl
| 02/08/25 @ Fullerton | 10 |
| 01/16/24 vs St. Edward | 8 |
| 12/07/23 @ Hampton | 8 |
| 01/16/25 @ Newman Grove/St. Edward | 7 |
| 02/13/24 vs Giltner | 7 |
Heartland Lutheran's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ella Francl, who almost dropped a double-double with nine points and ten steals. The dominant performance gave Francl a new career-high in steals. Ema Marie Koch was another key player, going 5-for-12 to rack up 12 points.
Heartland Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in five consecutive games.
Despite the loss, Fullerton saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Riley Thomas posted seven points and five rebounds.
The win got Heartland Lutheran back to even at 11-11. As for Fullerton, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-13.
Heartland Lutheran has already played their next contest (against Burwell), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Fullerton, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 59-34 victory against Newman Grove/St. Edward on the 11th.
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