The Lutheran North Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Gabriel Richard Fighting Irish at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Lutheran North will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps Michigan Rankings (they are ranked 361st, while Gabriel Richard is ranked 167th).
Last Friday, Lutheran North lost to Loyola at home by a decisive 53-36 margin. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points Lutheran North has scored all season.
Despite the loss, Lutheran North had strong showings from Joshua Brown, who scored seven points along with 13 rebounds and seven blocks, and Gio Lutfy, who scored 11 points along with five rebounds. Brown has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last five times he's played.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Richard earned a 63-51 win over Divine Child last Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back wins for Gabriel Richard.
Lutheran North now has a losing record at 4-5. As for Gabriel Richard, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-4 record this season.
Lutheran North came up short against Gabriel Richard in their previous meeting back in February of 2022, falling 50-41. Can Lutheran North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
