Severance lost against Lutheran back in January and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Thursday. The Severance Silver Knights took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Lutheran Lions. The matchup marked the Silver Knights' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Severance lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Christian Powell, who went 5 of 7 on his way to 12 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Blake Varney, who posted 13 points and five rebounds.
Kade Speckman was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double on 23 points and 13 boards for Lutheran. That makes it three consecutive games in which Speckman has scored at least a third of Lutheran's points. Logan Clarkson was another key player, putting up six points.
Severance's loss dropped their record down to 5-3. As for Lutheran, the win was the fourth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 6-2.
The future could be bright for both Severance and Lutheran: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Severance will try to hand Fossil Ridge their third-straight defeat when the two meet at 1:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025. Meanwhile, Lutheran will try to hand Frederick their third-straight loss when the two meet at 2:00 p.m. on January 4, 2025.
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