Orange Lutheran lost against Mater Dei back in January of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Orange Lutheran Lancers took a 60-56 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Mater Dei Monarchs. While losing is never fun, the Lancers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Monarchs are ranked 32nd).
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Mater Dei to victory, but perhaps none more so than Demarcus Henry, who posted 18 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Barnett, who had 16 points.
Orange Lutheran's defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 13-9. As for Mater Dei, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Orange Lutheran will be playing at home against St. John Bosco at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. St. John Bosco knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Orange Lutheran likes a good challenge. Mater Dei has already played their next contest, a 79-66 victory against Campbell Hall on the 18th.
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