The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers won the last time they faced the Kelly Catholic Bulldogs, and things went their way on Tuesday too. Lutheran South Academy walked away with a 48-38 win over Kelly Catholic. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Lutheran South Academy.
Makynna Robbins continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. That makes it eight consecutive games in which she has scored at least 25% of Lutheran South Academy's points. Another player making a difference was Morgan Gray, who scored nine points along with ten rebounds.
Kelly Catholic's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Zanaya Flanagan, who scored 15 points along with four steals. Flanagan scored a full 39.5% of Kelly Catholic's points, the ninth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Sydney Doctor, who scored ten points along with seven rebounds and five assists.
The win got Lutheran South Academy back to even at 10-10. As for Kelly Catholic, they are on a four-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-15.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lutheran South Academy will take on St. John XXIII at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. St. John XXIII and Lutheran South Academy are at an even 3-3 over their past six head-to-heads. As for Kelly Catholic, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Second Baptist at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Second Baptist presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Kelly Catholic in Texas (Second Baptist is ranked 378th, while Kelly Catholic is ranked 1023rd).
