In Saturday's league outing, the Lutheran Crusaders (Rockford, IL) basketball squad overwhelmed the visiting Byron Tigers (Byron, IL), by a count of 73-46.

The Crusaders (18-8) will now prepare for their outing against Stillman Valley (Stillman Valley, IL). The Cardinals go into the Big Northern outing with a 17-8 record. In their last outing, Stillman Valley was crushed by Ashton-Franklin Center (Ashton, IL), 61-60, in a non-league outing.

The Tigers now hold a 16-9 record. They play next when they travel to North Boone for a Big Northern outing on Tuesday, February 7. Byron will clash with a Vikings squad coming off a 48-37 league loss to Winnebago (Winnebago, IL). The Vikings record now stands at 13-14.