The Roeper Roughriders will challenge the Lutheran Northwest Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Roeper is coming into the match on a three-game losing streak.
Last Friday, Roeper had to suffer through a 49-18 loss at the hands of Inter-City Baptist.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lutheran Northwest). They blew past Clarenceville, posting a 62-20 win. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Michigan basketball rankings (they are ranked 181st, while the Trojans are ranked 561st), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lutheran Northwest has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.0 points per game. As for Roeper, their loss dropped their record down to 3-6.
Everything went Roeper's way against Lutheran Northwest in their previous matchup back in February of 2023, as Roeper made off with a 45-21 victory. Will Roeper repeat their success, or does Lutheran Northwest have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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