If Heartland Lutheran was riding high fresh off their 56-35 takedown of Franklin last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Heartland Lutheran Red Hornets lost to the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers on the road by a 49-31 margin on Thursday.
Despite the loss, Heartland Lutheran saw an underclassman step up: freshman Luke Olson posted 19 points and eight boards.
Anthony Reader continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for Newman Grove/St. Edward, going 10 of 23 en route to 27 points in addition to seven rebounds and five steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Reader has scored at least a third of Newman Grove/St. Edward's points. Another player making a difference was Zander Jarecki, who put up seven points along with seven boards and five assists.
Heartland Lutheran dropped their record down to 3-10 with the defeat, which was their third straight on the road. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, the win got them back to even at 6-6.
Heartland Lutheran will be taking part in a tournament against Elba at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Newman Grove/St. Edward, a feisty cat fight is on tap when the Newman Grove/St. Edward Panthers face off against the Central Valley Cougars at 6:00 p.m. on Monday.
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