The Illinois Lutheran Chargers were the 70-61 winner over the Families of Faith Christian Academy Screaming Eagles when they last played one another back in February of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. Illinois Lutheran was dealt a 72-37 defeat at the hands of Families of Faith Christian Academy on Tuesday. Illinois Lutheran has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Despite the loss, Illinois Lutheran still got an impressive performance from Tristan Biesterfeld, who scored 14 points. Another player making a difference was Jaden Walls, who scored seven points.
Illinois Lutheran's loss was their 16th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Families of Faith Christian Academy, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Illinois Lutheran is on the road again on Friday and plays Donovan at 7:00 p.m. on February 9th. As for Families of Faith Christian Academy, they will challenge Faith Christian at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.