Lutheran South Academy has been on the road for four straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Second Baptist Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Lutheran South Academy posted their biggest victory yet this season on Tuesday. They breezed by Emery/Weiner on the road to the tune of 75-36.
Meanwhile, Second Baptist had already won nine in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 31.9 points), and they went ahead and made it ten on Tuesday. They strolled past The Woodlands Christian Academy with points to spare, taking the game 74-58.
Second Baptist's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Christian Haskett, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 11 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Dyllan Thompson, who scored 18 points along with nine rebounds.
Lutheran South Academy's win bumped their record up to 12-13. As for Second Baptist, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-7 record this season.
Lutheran South Academy came up short against Second Baptist in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 68-56. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Thompson, who scored 24 points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Now that Lutheran South Academy knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
