The Lutheran Crusaders (Springfield, IL) basketball crushed the visiting Illinois School for the Deaf Tigers (Jacksonville, IL), 76-43 in Tuesday's non-league bout.

The Crusaders now possess a 1-5 record. They play next when they travel to Unity Christian for a non-league bout on Friday, December 13. Lutheran will play a Lions team coming off a 51-42 non-league loss to Central A & M (Moweaqua, IL). The Lions record now stands at 2-2.

With the loss, Illinois School for the Deaf falls to 0-3 on the campaign. The Tigers host Greenview (Greenview, IL) to play the Bulldogs in a non-league bout on Wednesday, December 11. The Bulldogs go into the bout with a record of 0-4. Greenview lost 53-22 in their recent non-league bout against Barry Western (Barry, IL)