If Memorial Lutheran were feeling good off their 70-39 takedown of the Living Stones Christian Lions last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. Memorial Lutheran suffered a rough 65-43 defeat at the hands of Divine Savior Academy - Sienna on Thursday. Memorial Lutheran has struggled against Divine Savior Academy - Sienna recently, as their matchup on Thursday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
When it comes to explaining why Memorial Lutheran lost, one person who can't be blamed is David Porter. Despite the final result, he scored 24 points. Porter has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last 13 times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Benjamin Smith, who scored 12 points.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Divine Savior Academy - Sienna to victory, but perhaps none more so than Divine Tamuno, who scored 19 points along with six rebounds and six steals. Tamuno is on a roll when it comes to steals, as he's now grabbed two or more in the last eight games he's played. Elijah Cortright was another key contributor, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 15 rebounds.
Memorial Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Divine Savior Academy - Sienna, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season.
Memorial Lutheran will head out on the road to face off against Second Baptist University-Model at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are closely ranked in Texas (Memorial Lutheran is ranked 1346th, while Second Baptist University-Model is ranked 1353rd). Divine Savior Academy - Sienna does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
