Basketball Recap: Make It Six in a Row for Mayer Lutheran

Crusaders

Previous 6 Games

02/06/25 vs Waterville-Elysian-Morristown	71-54
02/04/25 vs United Christian Academy	52-34
02/01/25 @ Park Christian	54-46
01/31/25 vs St. Mary's	65-54
01/28/25 @ Heritage Christian Academy	70-31
01/24/25 vs West Lutheran	88-38

Mayer Lutheran had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.2 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Thursday. They strolled past the Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Buccaneers with points to spare, taking the game 71-54. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 171st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Mayer Lutheran's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Waterville-Elysian-Morristown, their defeat dropped their record down to 12-8.

Looking ahead, Mayer Lutheran will challenge Holy Family Catholic at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Waterville-Elysian-Morristown has already played their next match (against United South Central), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.