The Lutheran Lions will head out to challenge the Eagle Valley Devils at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Lutheran is headed into the match having just posted their biggest win since December 5, 2024 on Thursday. They blew past Air Academy 60-31. Given the Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Kadets are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/30/25 @ Air Academy | 16 |
| 12/06/24 vs Fruita Monument | 7 |
| 12/12/24 vs Palmer | 6 |
| 01/04/25 vs Frederick | 3 |
| 12/17/24 @ Mead | 3 |
Lutheran relied on the efforts of Kade Speckman, who went 9 for 11 en route to 22 points in addition to six boards and four steals, and Landon Hastedt, who went 6 of 9 on his way to 16 points and four steals. Those 16 points gave Hastedt a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Hudson Raymond, who posted six points.
Meanwhile, Eagle Valley made easy work of Battle Mountain on Thursday and carried off a 68-43 victory. The Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 24 points or more this season.
Eagle Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.6 points per game. As for Lutheran, their win bumped their record up to 14-3.
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