Basketball Recap: Luther Prep Drops Season-High Score on St. John's Northwestern Military Academy

Phoenix

Team Score

02/01/25 @ St. John's Northwestern Military Academy	75
12/13/24 @ Waterloo	66
12/03/24 vs Lakeside Lutheran	66
12/14/24 vs Messmer	63
12/16/24 vs Winnebago Lutheran Academy	62

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Luther Prep). They put the hurt on the St. John's Northwestern Military Academy Lancers with a sharp 75-53 win on Saturday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Phoenix have posted since December 13, 2024.

Despite the loss, St. John's Northwestern Military Academy saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Mamadou N'Diaye dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 boards. The dominant performance also gave N'Diaye a new career-high in steals (four). Wesley Chapman was another key player, going 6 of 12 en route to 17 points.

Luther Prep's win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-9. As for St. John's Northwestern Military Academy, they are on a 17-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-16.

Luther Prep has already played their next game (against Lake Mills), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. St. John's Northwestern Military Academy has also has no score uploaded for their next matchup, this one against Messmer.