Basketball Game Preview: Example Academy Eagles vs. Lutheran West Longhorns

The Example Academy Eagles will square off against the Lutheran West Longhorns at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Example Academy is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.

On Wednesday, Example Academy was able to grind out a solid win over SPIRE Academy, taking the game 48-36. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 11th in Illinois, while the SPIRE are ranked 212th in Ohio), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Lutheran West was beaten by Trinity 61-32 on Wednesday.

Lutheran West's defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 6-8. As for Example Academy, they picked up their first home victory, bumping their record up to 7-3.