The Saxony Lutheran Crusaders pushed their score all the way to 61 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to Kelly. Saxony Lutheran has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
When it comes to explaining why Saxony Lutheran lost, one person who can't be blamed is Luke Eggemeyer. Despite the final result, he dropped a double-double on 24 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 39.3% of Saxony Lutheran's points, marking the third time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Owen Bucheit, who scored 14 points.
Saxony Lutheran struggled to get the ball back on offense and finished the game with only two offensive rebounds. That's the fewest offensive rebounds they've managed all season.
Saxony Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 17-10. As for Kelly, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 21-5.
Saxony Lutheran does not have any more games scheduled as of now. Kelly also has no future games currently scheduled.
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