The Lake Country Lutheran Lightning will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against the West Salem Panthers at 1:45 p.m. on February 17th. Lake Country Lutheran has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,634 points over their last 21 matchups.
Even though Kingdom Prep Lutheran scored an imposing 56 points on Thursday, Lake Country Lutheran still came out on top. Lake Country Lutheran enjoyed a cozy 75-56 win over Kingdom Prep Lutheran. Given Lake Country Lutheran's advantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while Kingdom Prep Lutheran is ranked 326th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sam Hans continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 28 points and 11 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Leibham, who scored 13 points along with six assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, West Salem had already won ten in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points), and they went ahead and made it 11 last Thursday. They came out on top against Arcadia by a score of 62-49. Despite the victory, that was the fewest points West Salem has scored all year.
Lake Country Lutheran pushed their record up to 18-3 with that victory, which was their seventh straight on the road. As for West Salem, their win bumped their record up to 17-2.
Lake Country Lutheran beat West Salem 67-56 when the teams last played back in March of 2022. Does Lake Country Lutheran have another victory up their sleeve, or will West Salem turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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