The Mt. Olive Wildcats's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Friday after their eighth straight loss. Their tough 67-47 defeat to Lutheran might stick with them for a while. Mt. Olive was down 53-32 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Several Wildcats players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Matthew Bywater, who scored 14 points along with eight steals and seven rebounds. Bywater has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last ten times he's played. Another player making a difference was Briley Viviano, who scored 20 points.
Mt. Olive has traveled a rocky road recently having lost 14 of their last 15 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-22 record this season. As for Lutheran, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-15.
Mt. Olive will be playing in front of their home fans against SIUE East St. Louis Charter at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Mt. Olive is coming into the match with four straight defeats at home, meaning SIUE East St. Louis Charter will have to defend against a squad hungry for a win. As for Lutheran, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Griggsville-Perry at 4:30 p.m. on February 10th. Griggsville-Perry is coming into the match with four straight wins at home, so Lutheran is out to stop a team with plenty of momentum.
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