The crowd at Tuesday's non-league challenge between the St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders (West St. Paul, MN) and the host Nova Classical Academy Knights (St. Paul, MN), observed St. Croix Lutheran's basketball team overwhelm Nova Classical Academy by a score of 52-21.

The Crusaders (7-7) will now prepare for their challenge against St. Croix Prep (Stillwater, MN). The Lions come into the AA Section 4 challenge with a 7-6 record. In their last challenge, St. Croix Prep trounced Concordia Academy/Hand in Hand Christian Montessori (Roseville, MN), 52-49, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Knights battle the Maranatha Christian Academy Mustangs (Brooklyn Park, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Friday, January 17. Nova Classical Academy will attempt to improve on its 8-4 season record.