
Crusaders
12/21/24 vs St. Francis Prep | 34-51 |
12/20/24 vs Rangeview | 41-34 |
12/19/24 vs Highland | 44-34 |
12/18/24 vs Horizon | 40-38 |
12/12/24 vs Varsity Opponent | 50-53 |
Faith Lutheran is ranked highly in their home state and on Saturday they took on another highly ranked team in the form of St. Francis Prep. The Faith Lutheran Crusaders received a blow as they fell 51-34 to the St. Francis Prep Terriers. The Crusaders' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Faith Lutheran lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Emma Herpin, who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 41.2% of Faith Lutheran's points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points.
Even though they lost, Faith Lutheran smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive contests.
Faith Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 7-6. As for St. Francis Prep, the victory was the fifth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 5-1.
Faith Lutheran will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Orange Lutheran at 4:00 p.m. on January 3, 2025. As for St. Francis Prep, they will head out to square off against St. Joseph-by-the-Sea at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps