Lutheran North and Burroughs are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Lutheran North Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Burroughs Bombers at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Saturday, Lutheran North came up short against Duchesne and fell 54-42. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while the Pioneers are ranked 129th).
Meanwhile, Burroughs came up short against St. Joseph's Academy on Monday, falling 60-38. The Bombers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Lutheran North will need focus on slowing down Breaunna Ward, one of several Burroughs players who made an impact when they last played. She went 5 for 12 on her way to 16 points and seven steals. Ward has been hot, having posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Ashley Mays, who went 6 of 15 on her way to 16 points.
Lutheran North dropped their record down to 2-6 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road. As for Burroughs, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-3.
Lutheran North was dealt a bruising 69-34 loss at the hands of Burroughs in their previous meeting back in February of 2023. Can Lutheran North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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