Basketball Recap: Luther Prep Extends Winning Streak to Three

Phoenix

Previous 3 Games

02/18/25 vs Living Word Lutheran	64-60
02/13/25 @ Catholic Central	85-52
02/10/25 vs St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	77-67

Luther Prep entered their tilt with Living Word Lutheran on Tuesday with two consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with three. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 64-60 W against the Living Word Lutheran Timberwolves. This was a revenge game for the Phoenix: when they faced off against the Timberwolves back in January, they had to take a 60-54 defeat.

Living Word Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Easton Oliver, who went 6-for-10 en route to 14 points in addition to six boards and three steals. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 47% in the last five games he's played. Another player making a difference was Gavin Weissenburger, who went 5-for-8 on his way to 13 points and seven rebounds.

Luther Prep's win bumped their record up to 9-11. As for Living Word Lutheran, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 15-6.

Luther Prep has already played their next contest (against Cambridge), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Living Word Lutheran also has no score uploaded for their next game, this one against St. John's Northwestern Military Academy.