Basketball Recap: Mayer Lutheran's Higher State Rank on Full Display on Tuesday

Mayer Lutheran won the last time they faced United Christian Academy and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Mayer Lutheran Crusaders enjoyed a cozy 52-34 victory over the United Christian Academy Eagles. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 37th, while the Eagles are ranked 145th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Crusaders

Previous 3 Games (Home)

02/04/25 vs United Christian Academy	52-34
01/31/25 vs St. Mary's	65-54
01/24/25 vs West Lutheran	88-38

Mayer Lutheran's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-2. As for United Christian Academy, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 10-5.

Mayer Lutheran will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Waterville-Elysian-Morristown at 7:15 p.m. United Christian Academy has already played their next matchup (against Hiawatha Collegiate), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.