Having just played yesterday, the Michigan Lutheran Seminary Cardinals will head out on the road to face off against the Alma Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Michigan Lutheran Seminary has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Carson City-Crystal: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Michigan Lutheran Seminary blew Carson City-Crystal out of the water with a 72-32 final score. With that win, the Cardinals brought their scoring average up to 50.2 points per game.
02/17/25 @ Carson City-Crystal | 15 |
02/22/24 vs Nouvel Catholic Central | 10 |
02/16/24 vs Millington | 9 |
12/16/24 @ St. Charles | 8 |
02/07/25 @ Valley Lutheran | 6 |
Michigan Lutheran Seminary got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Andrew Miller out in front who went 6-for-7 en route to 15 points and eight rebounds. The dominant performance gave Miller a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of William Salgat, who posted 16 points and three steals.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 14 offensive boards in four consecutive games.
Meanwhile, Alma played a tough match on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They lost 67-43 to Frankenmuth. While losing is never fun, the Panthers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 340th, while the Eagles are ranked 108th).
Michigan Lutheran Seminary pushed their record up to 12-8 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.0 points over those games. As for Alma, their loss dropped their record down to 8-12.
Michigan Lutheran Seminary beat Alma 57-50 in their previous matchup back in January of 2015. The rematch might be a little tougher for Michigan Lutheran Seminary since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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