The Faith Lutheran Crusaders will head out to take on the Reno Huskies at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Faith Lutheran focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 36 on Saturday.
Faith Lutheran is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Rancho Christian on Saturday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Faith Lutheran was dealt a 74-37 defeat at the hands of Rancho Christian.
Despite the loss, Faith Lutheran had strong showings from Khloe Pitts, who had nine points plus three blocks, and Emma Herpin, who scored 11 points in addition to two steals. The dominant performance also gave Pitts a new career-high in assists (two).
Even though they lost, Faith Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Rancho Christian only pulled down six.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Reno, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Monday. They were the clear victor by a 56-32 margin over Galena on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Huskies have posted since December 28, 2023.
Faith Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Reno, their win ended a three-game drought at home dating back to last season and bumped them up to 1-1.
Faith Lutheran came out on top in a nail-biter against Reno in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, sneaking past 53-51. Will Faith Lutheran repeat their success, or does Reno have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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