The Lutheran Mustangs will be defending their home court for the first time this season when they go up against the Live Oak Classical Falcons at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
Lutheran is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. Everything went their way against Faith Academy on Thursday as Lutheran made off with a 71-49 win. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mustangs.
Meanwhile, Live Oak Classical waltzed into their match on Saturday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They blew past the Flames 58-27. The Falcons have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 23 points or more this season.
Lutheran better focus on containing Stella Sriram and Campbell Ogden as the pair were huge in Live Oak Classical's win. Sriram posted 12 points and four steals, while Ogden had 11 points and six steals. The dominant performance gave Ogden a new career-high in steals. Addy McEachern was another key player, putting up eight points.
Live Oak Classical smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive rebounds in four consecutive games.
Live Oak Classical has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 13 of their last 14 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.1 points per game. As for Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 6-5 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road.
Lutheran was taken down by Live Oak Classical 59-30 when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Lutheran have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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