The St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders bounced the host New Life Academy Eagles basketball squad by a final score of 72-44 in Thursday's non-league outing.

Next, the Crusaders clash with the Minnehaha Academy Red Hawks (Minneapolis, MN) in a AA Section 4 outing, on Wednesday, December 18. St. Croix Lutheran will attempt to upgrade on its 3-4 season record. The Red Hawks enter the outing with a 7-2 record after their 79-48 league win over Visitation (Mendota Heights, MN).

The Eagles (4-3) will now prepare for their outing against United Christian Academy (Bloomington, MN). The Eagles enter the non-league outing with a 3-0 record. In their last outing, United Christian Academy routed Kingsland (Spring Valley, MN), 53-27, in a non-league outing.