Lutheran North had to kick off their season on the road on Friday, but they showed no ill effects. Everything went their way against the New Madrid County Central Eagles as they made off with an 83-60 victory. This was payback for the Crusaders, who suffered a 56-46 defeat the last time these two teams met.
Despite the loss, New Madrid County Central saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Issiac Smith posted seven points in addition to 13 boards and five blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Jaden Guest-Newsome, who put up 13 points.
Coming up, Lutheran North will take on Confluence Prep Academy at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for New Madrid County Central, they have already played their next game, a 70-65 defeat against Blytheville on the 29th.
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