The Great Plains Lutheran Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Northwestern Area Wildcats at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday.
Last Saturday, Great Plains Lutheran suffered a tough 69-45 loss at the hands of Arlington. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Great Plains Lutheran in their matchups with Arlington: they've now lost seven in a row.
Great Plains Lutheran might have lost, but man, Madeline Prahl was a machine: she scored 19 points along with five rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Prahl has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Abby Kjenstad, who almost dropped a double-double on 12 points and nine rebounds.
Meanwhile, Northwestern Area entered their tilt with Webster with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. Northwestern Area took down Webster 53-37 on Tuesday.
Great Plains Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 12-5. As for Northwestern Area, their win bumped their record up to 9-7.
Great Plains Lutheran came up short against Northwestern Area when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 44-40. Can Great Plains Lutheran avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
