After both having extra time off, the Lutheran Lions and the Frederick Golden Eagles will dust off their jerseys to challenge one another at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Lutheran has four straight wins, Frederick has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Two weeks ago, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Lutheran beat Severance 54-48.
Kade Speckman was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Lutheran's points. Another player making a difference was Logan Clarkson, who posted six points.
Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Frederick was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap two weeks ago as they fell 58-52 to Standley Lake.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 6-2 with the victory, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.7 points per game. As for Frederick, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
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