The Lutheran Lions are taking a road trip to take on the Chaparral Wolverines at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
It was a proper cat-fight when Lutheran duked it out withResurrection Christian on Friday. Lutheran fell just short of Resurrection Christian by a score of 41-38. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 91st, while the Cougars are ranked 24th).
Despite the defeat, Lutheran had strong showings from Berkley Schneider, who posted 14 points, and Mikaela-Zoe Colon, who put up 11 points and six rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Gia Genovese, who earned five points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Chaparral, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Thursday. They secured a 44-40 W over Fruita Monument on Saturday.
Chaparral pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.4 points per game. As for Lutheran, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-7 record this season.
Lutheran lost to Chaparral on the road by a decisive 53-38 margin in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Chaparral's Lauren Thompson, who went 7 of 14 on her way to 15 points in addition to seven assists and seven boards. Now that Lutheran knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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