The Lutheran Mustangs will venture away from home to challenge the Live Oak Classical Falcons at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, everything went Lutheran's way against Faith Academy as Lutheran made off with a 58-33 victory. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Live Oak Classical entered their tilt with Faith Academy on Friday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They strolled past the Flames with points to spare, taking the game 48-33. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 562nd, while the Flames are ranked 1291st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Live Oak Classical pushed their record up to 20-6 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.2 points over those games. As for Lutheran, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-6.
Lutheran came up short against Live Oak Classical in their previous meeting back in January, falling 46-34. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Live Oak Classical's Lauren Smith, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 12 boards. Now that Lutheran knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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