Basketball Recap: Buchanan Skates Past Michigan Lutheran with Ease

Bucks

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 vs Eau Claire	50
12/17/24 vs Our Lady of the Lake Catholic	36
01/27/25 vs Michigan Lutheran	31
01/09/25 vs Dowagiac	27
12/03/24 vs Cassopolis	23

There's no place like home for Buchanan, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They breezed by the Michigan Lutheran Titans to the tune of 72-41 on Monday. The Bucks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five games by 23 points or more this season.

Michigan Lutheran's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Ty Johnson, who posted 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Connor Olson, who scored six points and four steals.

Buchanan has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 8-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.6 points per game. As for Michigan Lutheran, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 10-3.

Buchanan has already played their next contest (against Saugatuck), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Michigan Lutheran will take on Covert at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Michigan Lutheran is facing Covert at the right time seeing as Covert is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.