The Lutheran Lions will challenge the Green Mountain Rams on Tuesday. One thing working in Lutheran's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 matchups.
Lutheran is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They managed a 65-59 win over Golden. The victory continues a trend for the Lions in their matchups with the Demons: they've now won three in a row.
Meanwhile, Green Mountain entered their tilt with Frederick on Friday with five consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with six. They came out on top against the Golden Eagles by a score of 71-62. The Rams pushed the score to 59-39 by the end of the third, a deficit the Golden Eagles cut but never quite recovered from.
Lutheran better focus on containing Simon Lunsford and Jake Swanson as the pair were huge in Green Mountain's win. Lunsford shot 56% from the field en route to 27 points and five boards, while Swanson dropped a double-double with 18 points and 12 rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, Lunsford now owns an excellent 41.1% three-point shooting accuracy. Another player making a difference was Ben Swanson, who went 5-for-10 to rack up 10 points and seven boards.
Green Mountain was working as a unit and finished the game with 16 assists. They are 14-4 when they've passed the ball that well.
Lutheran pushed their record up to 21-3 with the win, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.4 points over those games. As for Green Mountain, their record is now 15-9.
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