Basketball Preview: St. Edward Green Wave vs. Lutheran Crusaders
The St. Edward Green Wave will square off against the Lutheran Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully St. Edward focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up five on Tuesday.
Lutheran is facing St. Edward at the wrong time: St. Edward suffered their first home loss of the season on Tuesday and they're likely out for redemption. They came up short against the Cardinals, falling 62-41. The Green Wave haven't had much luck with the Cardinals recently, as the team's come up short the last five times they've met.
Despite the loss, St. Edward had strong showings from Jordin Sauls, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points plus six rebounds, and Savannah Lynch, who had 14 points.
Meanwhile, Lutheran unfortunately witnessed the end of their three-game winning streak on Saturday. They took a 54-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Rock Island.
Lutheran's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 4-2. As for St. Edward, their loss ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 4-2.
St. Edward was dealt a bruising 75-46 defeat at the hands of Lutheran in their previous meeting back in November of 2023. Will St. Edward have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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