The Lutheran Crusaders and the Fieldcrest Knights will face off at 12:30 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. The two teams are out to turn their luck around after having lost tight contests in their previous games.
Lutheran is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their third straight game on Thursday. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-55 heartbreaker at the hands of Normal University. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 379th, while the Pioneers are ranked 133rd).
Meanwhile, Fieldcrest's undefeated season came to an end after eight games on Thursday. They fell just short of North Lawndale by a score of 42-40. The loss put an end to the Knights' undefeated start to the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Fieldcrest fell to 8-1. As for Lutheran, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Lutheran strolled past Fieldcrest in their previous meeting back in December of 2019 by a score of 72-54. Will Lutheran repeat their success, or does Fieldcrest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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