The Lutheran South Academy Pioneers had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 36 points), and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They took down St. John XXIII 58-43. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Lutheran South Academy also won the last time the pair played back in January.
Ben Hughes was a one-man wrecking crew for Lutheran South Academy as he scored 16 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Kole Alexander, who scored nine points along with two steals.
Despite the loss, St. John XXIII had strong showings from Panayiotis "Penny" Palumbis, who scored 18 points, and Patrick "P.K." Krall, who scored 16 points.
Lutheran South Academy has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 15-14 record this season. As for St. John XXIII, they have been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 12 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-17 record this season.
Lutheran South Academy will look to defend their home court on Friday against The Woodlands Christian Academy at 7:30 p.m. The Woodlands Christian Academy is coming into the match with eight straight victories on the road, so Lutheran South Academy is out to stop a squad with plenty of momentum. As for St. John XXIII, they will be playing at home against Second Baptist at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Second Baptist's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 26 games.
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