The Christ Our Rock Lutheran Silver Stallions will challenge the Metro-East Lutheran Knights at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
Last Tuesday, Christ Our Rock Lutheran was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 54-50 to Marquette Catholic. The defeat continues a trend for the Silver Stallions in their matchups with the Explorers: they've now lost four in a row.
Meanwhile, Metro-East Lutheran suffered their biggest loss since February 3, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against Althoff Catholic, falling 72-49. The Knights were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 45-21.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran will need focus on slowing down Thijson Heard, one of several Metro-East Lutheran players who made an impact when they last played. He went 8 for 18 on his way to 20 points. Heard's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Junior Brown, who posted 14 points and five boards.
Even though they lost, Metro-East Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their offensive board total in three consecutive games.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Metro-East Lutheran, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 9-5.
Christ Our Rock Lutheran came up short against Metro-East Lutheran when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 60-48. Can Christ Our Rock Lutheran avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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