Lutheran-Northeast was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They took a hard 61-42 fall against the Howells-Dodge Jaguars. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Eagles of the 47-38 loss they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2023.
Lutheran-Northeast's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Grace Garcia, who posted nine points. Mackenzie Mcdonald was another key player, putting up six points.
Howells-Dodge was led to victory by Kylie Brichacek and Peyten Becker. Brichacek went 6 for 10 on her way to 16 points along with five boards and five steals, while Becker almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds. The dominant performance gave Brichacek a new career-high in steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Audrey Brabec, who scored four points and nine rebounds.
Lutheran-Northeast's loss dropped their record down to 2-11. As for Howells-Dodge, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season.
Lutheran-Northeast didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-35 defeat against Battle Creek on the 16th. Howells-Dodge has also already played their next game (against Wisner-Pilger), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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