If Lincoln Christian was feeling good fresh off their 57-24 takedown of Kearney Catholic on Monday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Lincoln Christian Crusaders received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 67-52 to the Lincoln Lutheran Warriors. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 65th, while the Warriors are ranked third).
It was another big night for Jacob Duitsman, who went 9 of 12 on his way to 24 points in addition to six rebounds and five assists for Lincoln Lutheran. The match was Duitsman's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Braxton Glines, who went 5 for 7 en route to 14 points and six boards.
Lincoln Christian's loss dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Lincoln Lutheran, their win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-2.
Lincoln Christian will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Aquinas at 3:00 p.m. on February 8th. As for Lincoln Lutheran, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next contest, a 53-51 victory against Concordia on the 31st.
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