Two teams were on the hunt for playoff glory, but only the Lutheran Lions walked away with it. They blew past the Tigers 52-30. Lutheran has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Lutheran found their leader in underclassman Berkley Schneider, who dropped a double-double on 23 points and ten rebounds. Schneider has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played. Another player making a difference was Laila Purvis, who scored ten points along with three steals.
Despite the loss, Sterling still got an impressive performance from Tatym Dempcy, who scored ten points along with eight rebounds and two blocks. Dempcy has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashlynn Storch, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and two steals.
Sterling struggled to work together and finished the game with only three assists. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Lutheran racked up 13 assists.
Lutheran is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a massive bump to their 14-10 record this season. As for Sterling, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 9-15.
Lutheran will head out on the road to take on Colorado Academy at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Colorado Academy is coming into the matchup with six straight victories at home, so Lutheran will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Sterling does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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