Aquinas played a tough game on Saturday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors and fell 64-37. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Warriors recently, as the team's come up short the last six times they've met.
Aquinas lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Garett Novacek, who went 5 of 10 en route to 14 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bryant Stouffer, who went 5 for 11 on his way to 13 points.
It was another big night for Jacob Duitsman, who went 9 of 10 on his way to 22 points in addition to seven rebounds and five assists for Lincoln Lutheran. Another player making a difference was Ryan Hager, who posted 13 points.
Aquinas now has a losing record at 3-4. As for Lincoln Lutheran, they pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road.
Aquinas didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 50-32 victory against David City on the 27th. Lincoln Lutheran and Holdrege will round out the year against one another at at 6:00 p.m. on December 30th. Lincoln Lutheran is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 60 points per game this season.
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