After both having extra time off, the Lutheran Warriors and the Cabrini Monarchs will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Lutheran is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took a 69-62 hit to the loss column at the hands of Charyl Stockwell Preparatory Academy last Friday. Even if the Warriors couldn't come away with the win, the high-scoring effort was a great turnaround for their offense, which had struggled int the games prior.
Despite the loss, Lutheran had strong showings from Simon Hoeft, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 12 rebounds, and Jayden Means, who went 6 of 8 on his way to 16 points. That's the most points Means has posted since back in January. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Perez, who posted four points and five rebounds.
Even though they lost, Lutheran was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, Cabrini didn't have quite enough to beat Garden City last Friday and fell 50-48. The Monarchs haven't had much luck with the Cougars recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 0-5. As for Cabrini, their loss dropped their record down to 5-2.
Lutheran came up short against Cabrini in their previous matchup on December 3rd, falling 53-49. Can Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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