After losing to Heritage Christian the last time they met, Martin Luther decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Martin Luther Spartans enjoyed a cozy 71-54 victory over the Heritage Christian Patriots on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Patriots are ranked 344th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Despite the loss, Heritage Christian saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Chase Porter went 7 of 16 on his way to 20 points and six assists. Porter is trending in the right direction considering he's improved his point production for three straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordan Draeger, who posted eight points in addition to eight assists and five rebounds.
Spartans
| 01/16/25 @ Heritage Christian | 71-54 |
| 01/10/25 vs Shoreland Lutheran | 61-52 |
The win made it two in a row for Martin Luther and bumps their season record up to 9-5. As for Heritage Christian, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-9.
Martin Luther has already played their next matchup, a 75-64 victory against Shorewood on the 18th. As for Heritage Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, an 88-77 defeat against Meir on the 20th.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
