St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders (West St. Paul, MN) backers were in high spirits Tuesday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Nova Classical Academy/Fit Academy Charter (St. Paul, MN), 70-34 in a league bout.

With the win, St. Croix Lutheran upgrades its record to 15-5 on the season. The Crusaders travel to St. Croix Prep (Stillwater, MN) to clash with the Lions in a AA Section 4 bout on Friday, February 16. The Lions go into the bout with a record of 5-16. St. Croix Prep lost 57-52 in their recent non-league bout against New Life Academy (Woodbury, MN)