The Apostles Lutheran Falcons will square off against the University Prep Academy Golden Eagles at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hopefully Apostles Lutheran focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 21 on Monday.
It was a Battle of the Birds when Apostles Lutheran challenged Anzar. Apostles Lutheran took a 50-44 hit to the loss column at the hands of Anzar. The Falcons haven't had much luck with the Hawks recently, as the team's come up short the last two times they've met.
Apostles Lutheran might have lost, but man, Jeremy Bork was a machine: he dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds. The dominant performance also gave Bork a new career-high in offensive rebounds (seven). Joseph Zhang was another key player, going 5 for 12 en route to 13 points plus five rebounds and four steals.
Even though they lost, Apostles Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with ten offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in five consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, University Prep Academy blew past Luis Valdez Leadership Academy, posting an 82-25 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Golden Eagles.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead University Prep Academy to victory, but perhaps none more so than Sai Indukuri, who scored 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Kalebe Girma, who posted ten points along with five assists.
Apostles Lutheran lost to University Prep Academy on the road by a decisive 50-35 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2022. Can Apostles Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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