The Southfield Christian Eagles will take on the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Southfield Christian has eight straight victories, Lutheran Northwest has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Southfield Christian is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Roeper 73-38 on Tuesday. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Roughriders are ranked 529th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Lutheran Northwest's game on Thursday was all tied up 22-22 at the half, but sadly for them it didn't stay that way. They took a hard 50-32 fall against Everest Collegiate. The game marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Southfield Christian's win was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-1. As for Lutheran Northwest, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.
Southfield Christian came up short against Lutheran Northwest in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 58-48. Can Southfield Christian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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