Northwest Yeshiva typically has all the answers at home, but on Tuesday Evergreen Lutheran proved too difficult a challenge. They walked away with a 67-60 win over the Northwest Yeshiva Lions. For the Eagles, this counts as revenge for the 73-64 victory the Lions walked away with the last time they faced one another back in January of 2024.
Several Lions players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Leon Varon, who shot 5-for-9 from deep and dropped a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds. Those 19 points gave Varon a new career-high. Evan Kaufthal was another key player, going 8 for 19 en route to 18 points along with eight boards and six assists.
Evergreen Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Northwest Yeshiva, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 9-5.
When Evergreen Lutheran and Northwest Yeshiva next hit the court, they'll be up against teams who recently just can't seem to lose. Evergreen Lutheran will try to stop Northwest Christian's five-game winning streak when the meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Evergreen Lutheran is looking to tack on another W to their three-game streak on the road. Similarly, Northwest Yeshiva will challenge Muckleshoot Tribal and their eight-game winning streak at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday.
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