There's no place like home for the Greenhills Gryphons, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. They came out on top against Lutheran North by a score of 62-54 on Friday. This was a revenge game for Greenhills, as the team was forced to settle for a 63-57 defeat when these two played on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Lutheran North still got an impressive performance from Joshua Brown, who almost dropped a double-double on 21 points and nine rebounds. Brown has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Gio Lutfy, who scored ten points along with five assists and two steals.
Greenhills is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. As for Lutheran North, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 8-9.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Greenhills will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Lutheran Northwest at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th. As for Lutheran North, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on L'Anse Creuse at 7:00 p.m. on February 20th.
