The Lutheran-Northeast Eagles will head out to face off against the Laurel-Concord-Coleridge Bears at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
On Friday, Lutheran-Northeast came up short against Norfolk Catholic and fell 50-40. The Eagles haven't had much luck with the Knights recently, as the team's come up short the last seven times they've met.
01/24/25 @ Norfolk Catholic | 16 |
01/22/24 vs Battle Creek | 13 |
01/16/24 vs Clarkson/Leigh | 12 |
12/12/24 vs Pender | 12 |
01/06/24 vs Osmond/Randolph | 11 |
The losing side was boosted by Ian McDoanld, who went 8 for 12 on his way to 16 points. Those 16 points gave him a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of D'Artagnan Taylor, who posted eight points and eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Laurel-Concord-Coleridge was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were outmatched by Battle Creek and fell 80-30. The Bears were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 41-16.
Lutheran-Northeast will have to keep a close watch on Eli Haisch and Caleb Erwin, a pair of players who had a big impact on Laurel-Concord-Coleridge's prior game. Haisch had nine points, while Erwin scored four points. Paxton Hoeppner also deserves some recognition as he grabbed his first steal of the season.
Lutheran-Northeast's defeat dropped their record down to 8-7. As for Laurel-Concord-Coleridge, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 12 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.
Lutheran-Northeast took their win against Laurel-Concord-Coleridge in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 by a conclusive 57-33. The rematch might be a little tougher for Lutheran-Northeast since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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