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| 01/25/24 - Home | 35-63 L |
| 01/26/23 - Away | 55-52 W |
| 01/28/22 - Home | 60-34 W |
| 01/29/21 - Away | 62-26 W |
| 02/18/20 - Away | 52-38 W |
| + 5 more games |
Florence/Henry is 8-2 against Great Plains Lutheran since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Florence/Henry Falcons will challenge the Great Plains Lutheran Panthers at 7:45 p.m. Florence/Henry will be strutting in after a win while Great Plains Lutheran will be coming in after a defeat.
Florence/Henry took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 67-45 margin over Arlington. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked 46th, while the Cardinals are ranked 137th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Great Plains Lutheran played a tough contest on Monday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 70-46 to Clark/Willow Lake, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Panthers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Florence/Henry will have to keep a close watch on Brody Scharlemann and Jarret Bauer, a pair of players who had a big impact on Great Plains Lutheran's prior game. Scharlemann posted 14 points, while Bauer scored 11 points.
Florence/Henry is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.2 points per game. As for Great Plains Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 3-8.
Florence/Henry was dealt a bruising 63-35 defeat at the hands of Great Plains Lutheran in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Thankfully for Florence/Henry, Alex Heil (who went 7 of 11 en route to 17 points and six assists) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
