The Apostles Lutheran Falcons had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 16 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Wednesday. They came out on top against Patten Academy by a score of 43-33. That's another feather in the cap for Apostles Lutheran, who also won these teams' last head-to-head.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Apostles Lutheran to victory, but perhaps none more so than Chris Kim, who scored nine points along with seven steals. Kim is crushing the steal category: he's posted at least three every time he's taken the court this season. The team also got some help courtesy of Jeremy Bork, who scored 11 points along with seven rebounds and three blocks.
When it comes to explaining why Patten Academy lost, one person who can't be blamed is Empire Hall. Despite the final result, he scored 22 points. That was a full 66.7% of Patten Academy's points, marking the 13th time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Aaron Donahue was another key contributor, scoring eight points.
Apostles Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season. As for Patten Academy, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Apostles Lutheran won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against Basis Independent Silicon Valley at 5:00 p.m. on February 8th. One thing working in Basis Independent Silicon Valley's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last five contests. Patten Academy will be staying on the road on Saturday to face off against North Bay Christian Academy at 9:30 a.m. on February 10th. Patten Academy is facing North Bay Christian Academy at the right time seeing as North Bay Christian Academy is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
