The Luther Prep Phoenix came tearing into Thursday's contest with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 14.6 points) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Heritage Christian 57-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Several Patriots players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Desmond Jones, who scored 18 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Jones hasn't dropped below 18 points for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Adrian Moran, who scored 14 points.
Luther Prep is on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-7 record this season. As for Heritage Christian, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 18-6.
Luther Prep didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 67-57 defeat vs. East Troy on the 27th. Heritage Christian does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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