The crowd at Thursday's non-league challenge between the St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders (West St. Paul, MN) and the visiting Maranatha Christian Academy Mustangs (Brooklyn Park, MN), observed St. Croix Lutheran's basketball team knock off Maranatha Christian Academy by a score of 66-49.

The Crusaders (4-6) will now prepare for their challenge against Triton (Dodge Center, MN). The Cobras come into the non-league challenge with a 12-1 record. In their last challenge, Triton prevailed over Pine Island (Pine Island, MN), 70-48, in a league challenge.

In their next game, the Mustangs encounter the Apple Valley Eagles (Apple Valley, MN) in a non-league challenge, on Tuesday, January 7. Maranatha Christian Academy will attempt to improve on its 5-4 season record. The Eagles come into the challenge with a 1-10 record after their 66-52 non-league loss to St. Louis Park (St. Louis Park, MN).