Basketball Recap: Valley Lutheran Takes a Loss

Crusaders

Team Score

01/23/25 @ Colo-NESCO	36
01/13/25 vs English Valleys	27
12/16/24 vs B-G-M	25
01/14/25 vs North Tama	10
12/06/24 vs Collins-Maxwell	10
01/07/25 @ Collins-Maxwell	7

Valley Lutheran scored the most points they've had this season on Thursday, but it wasn't enough. They were dealt a 69-36 defeat at the hands of the Colo-NESCO Royals. The Crusaders have struggled against the Royals recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive lost matchup.

Valley Lutheran's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Colo-NESCO, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.

Valley Lutheran will face off against Central Springs on Monday. Valley Lutheran is facing Central Springs at the right time seeing as Central Springs is stuck on a 14-game losing streak. Colo-NESCO has already played their next game, a 54-42 defeat against Collins-Maxwell on the 24th.