Valley Lutheran had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Friday. They put the hurt on the Duncan Wildkats with a sharp 59-38 victory. The Flames have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 21 points or more this season.
| 01/10/25 vs Duncan | 20 |
| 01/07/25 vs Cicero Prep Academy | 16 |
| 11/26/24 @ North Phoenix Preparatory Academy | 14 |
| 12/04/24 vs Superior | 11 |
| 12/16/24 @ Lincoln Prep | 6 |
Valley Lutheran got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was John McLaughlin out in front who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave McLaughlin a new career-high in points. Luke Henley was another key player, putting up 11 points along with six rebounds and six steals.
Valley Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a nice bump to their 10-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.0 points per game. As for Duncan, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 5-10.
Valley Lutheran will head out to square off against Hayden at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Valley Lutheran is facing Hayden at the right time seeing as Hayden is stuck on a six-game losing streak. As for Duncan, they will welcome Fort Thomas at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Fort Thomas is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 58.6 points per game this season.
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