The Simley Spartans basketball team (Inver Grove Heights, MN), dropped 71-51 in Wednesday's non-league battle with the visiting St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders (West St. Paul, MN)

The Crusaders now possess a 2-3 record. They put it on the line next when they host Maranatha Christian Academy for a non-league battle on Wednesday, January 3. St. Croix Lutheran will confront a Mustangs team coming off a 78-68 non-league loss to Johnson (St. Paul, MN). The Mustangs record now stands at 4-1.

The Spartans (3-3) will now prepare for their battle against Edison (Minneapolis, MN). The Tommies come into the non-league battle with a 0-5 record. In their last battle, Edison dropped by Southwest Christian (Chaska, MN), 85-56, in a non-league battle.