St. Croix Lutheran Crusaders (West St. Paul, MN) backers were in high spirits Saturday as they witnessed their basketball squad bounce the visiting Nova Classical Academy/Fit Academy Charter (St. Paul, MN), 76-47 in a non-league bout.

With the win, St. Croix Lutheran upgrades its record to 22-5 on the season. The Crusaders travel to Minnehaha Academy (Minneapolis, MN) to clash with the Red Hawks in a AA Section 4 bout on Tuesday, March 12. The Red Hawks go into the bout with a record of 12-14. Minnehaha Academy won 86-45 in their recent non-league bout against St. Croix Prep (Stillwater, MN)