On Wednesday, the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves came up short against the St. Catherine's Angels and fell 61-53. While losing is never fun, the Timberwolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Wisconsin basketball rankings (they are ranked 139th, while the Angels are ranked 48th).
When it comes to explaining why Living Word Lutheran lost, don't look at Easton Oliver. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Oliver is becoming a predictor of Living Word Lutheran's success: when he posts at least eight boards the team is 6-1 (and 1-2 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Eric Britton, who posted eight points.
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Even though they lost, Living Word Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in nine consecutive games.
Living Word Lutheran's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 7-3. As for St. Catherine's, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 7-3.
Living Word Lutheran didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 92-37 victory against Catholic Central on the 11th. St. Catherine's has also already played their next contest (against Two Rivers), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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