The Faith Lutheran Crusaders and the Rancho Bernardo Broncos will round out the year against one another at at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, Faith Lutheran came up short against Smoky Hill and fell 65-57. The loss was a bit of a surprise, as the Crusaders came into the matchup with a sizable advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 20th in Nevada, while the Buffaloes are ranked 70th in Colorado).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rancho Bernardo). They blew past San Dieguito Academy, posting an 80-33 victory. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
Rancho Bernardo is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 5-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.8 points per game. As for Faith Lutheran, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
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