The Lutheran Cougars basketball team scored 69 points and limited the visiting Gateway Legacy Christian Academy Lions to 21 in the Cougars non-league triumph on Monday.

The Cougars now possess a 12-3 record. They play next when they travel to Hermann for a non-league game on Wednesday, January 29. Lutheran will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 54-49 non-league win over Liberty (Lake St. Louis, MO). The Bearcats record now stands at 10-5.

With the loss, Gateway Legacy Christian Academy falls to 3-5 on the campaign. The Lions travel to Christian Fellowship (Columbia, MO) to confront the in a non-league game on Friday, January 31. The go into the game with a record of 9-5. Christian Fellowship won 46-21 in their recent non-league game against Sunnydale Academy (Centralia, MO)