The Lutheran Northwest Crusaders just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Southfield Christian Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Lutheran Northwest has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Southfield Christian will arrive with eight straight victories.
Lutheran Northwest is likely headed into the game with a focus on the second half, which is when things went downhill against Everest Collegiate on Thursday. Lutheran Northwest took a 50-32 bruising from Everest Collegiate. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 378th, while Everest Collegiate are ranked 98th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Southfield Christian). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 73-38 win over Roeper. The team's explosion on offense also rewarded the Eagles with their most commanding win of the season.
Southfield Christian's victory 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.
Lutheran Northwest was able to grind out a solid win over Southfield Christian in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 58-48. Will Lutheran Northwest repeat their success, or does Southfield Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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