It was a Battle of the Birds when Apostles Lutheran duked it out withAnzar on Monday. The Apostles Lutheran Falcons took a 50-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Anzar Hawks. The loss continues a trend for the Falcons in their matchups with the Hawks: they've now lost three in a row.
Despite the loss, Apostles Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Jeremy Bork, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bork a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Joseph Zhang was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Apostles 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 eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matchups dating back to last season.
Anzar's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1.
Apostles Lutheran will take on University Prep Academy at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Anzar, they and KIPP Navigate College Prep will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday.
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