The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four matchups by 25 points or more this season. They blew past Perryville 72-46. With Saxony Lutheran ahead 44-15 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Saxony Lutheran had a senior duo take command as Luke Eggemeyer dropped a double-double on 23 points and 15 rebounds and John Hartmann scored 23 points along with four steals. That makes it 13 consecutive games in which Eggemeyer has scored at least 25% of Saxony Lutheran's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Bucheit, who scored 12 points.
Saxony Lutheran has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-4 record this season. As for Perryville, they are on a ten-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-12.
Saxony Lutheran's road trip will continue as they head out to face Valle Catholic at 7:30 p.m. on January 10th. Valle Catholic has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games. As for Perryville, they will be playing at home against Herculaneum at 7:00 p.m. on January 16th.
