The Lutheran Crusaders basketball team (Rockford, IL), was nudged 42-41 in Thursday's non-league battle with the host Winnebago Indians (Winnebago, IL)

The Indians now possess a 10-6 record. They put it on the line next when they travel to Princeton for a non-league battle on Saturday, January 14. Winnebago will confront a Tigers team coming off a 65-50 league win over Newman Central Catholic (Sterling, IL). The Tigers record now stands at 18-0.

The Crusaders (12-7) will now prepare for their battle against Timothy Christian (Elmhurst, IL). The Trojans come into the non-league battle with a 6-12 record. In their last battle, Timothy Christian was nudged by Riverside-Brookfield (Riverside, IL), 81-38, in a league battle.