The California Lutheran C-Hawks and the Temecula Prep Patriots will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as California Lutheran comes in on three and Temecula Prep on five.
California Lutheran picked up another tournament win on Friday. Everything went their way against Bethel Christian as California Lutheran made off with a 76-53 win.
California Lutheran relied on the efforts of Ethan Ash, who dropped a double-double on 29 points and 14 rebounds, and Tyler Treder, who dropped a double-double on 31 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it five consecutive games in which Ash has scored at least a third of California Lutheran's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Boehm, who posted nine points.
California Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 15 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in six consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Temecula Prep and Lakeside met for a duel on Friday where Temecula Prep prevailed. Temecula Prep came out on top against Lakeside by a score of 66-54.
Temecula Prep's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 42.2 points. As for California Lutheran, the win got them back to even at 3-3.
California Lutheran came up short against Temecula Prep when the teams last played back in November, falling 58-48. Can California Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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