Las Vegas hasn't had much luck against Faith Lutheran recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Las Vegas Wildcats will host the Faith Lutheran Crusaders at 6:30 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Las Vegas is headed into Thursday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their sixth straight game on Tuesday. They came up short against Liberty, falling 53-31. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nevada basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Patriots are ranked 19th).
Meanwhile, Faith Lutheran came up short against Shadow Ridge on Monday and fell 60-50. The Crusaders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Las Vegas will have to contain Emma Herpin as she made an impact in Faith Lutheran's last game. She dropped a double-double on 27 points and 11 boards. That was a full 54% of Faith Lutheran's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Jasmyn Jackson was another key player, putting up ten points.
Faith Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 9-11. As for Las Vegas, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Las Vegas took a serious blow against Faith Lutheran in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 66-21. That contest was all but decided by halftime, at which point Las Vegas was down 50-13.
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