The Sierra Lutheran Falcons will head out to square off against the Incline Highlanders at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sierra Lutheran has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with five straight losses, while Incline will come in with three straight victories.
Last Tuesday, Sierra Lutheran lost to North Tahoe at home by a 47-31 margin.
Meanwhile, Incline earned a 46-33 win over Silver Stage on Tuesday. The Highlanders pushed the score to 42-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Nighthawks cut but never quite recovered from.
Sierra Lutheran better keep an eye on Tommy Williams. He was instrumental in Incline's win, dropping a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Williams has scored at least a third of Incline's points. Another player making a difference was Halen Hanson, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 13 rebounds.
Sierra Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 3-8. As for Incline, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-5.
Sierra Lutheran took a serious blow against Incline in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 66-33. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Williams, who went 12 of 20 on his way to 31 points and eight rebounds. Now that Sierra Lutheran knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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