Basketball Recap: Hazelwood Central Skates Past Lutheran North with Ease

Hawks

Margin (Wins)

01/15/25 vs Lutheran North	40
12/05/24 vs Fort Zumwalt South	36
12/11/24 @ Hazelwood East	31
01/09/25 vs Northwest	31
12/18/24 vs East St. Louis	27

There's no place like home for Hazelwood Central, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat the Lutheran North Crusaders 64-24. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 27 points or more this season.

Hazelwood Central's victory was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 7-3. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 26.9 points per game. As for Lutheran North, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-7.

Hazelwood Central wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 43-39 win against University City on the 17th. Lutheran North has also already played their next game (against Veritas Christian Academy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.