Lutheran was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They took a 67-55 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Calvary Saints. While losing is never fun, the Crusaders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 618th, while the Saints are ranked 233rd).
It was another big night for Luke Blackford, who went 10 of 20 on his way to 26 points in addition to eight rebounds and three steals for Calvary. The matchup was Blackford's 14th in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Josiah Reynolds, who posted 13 points and five steals.
Lutheran's defeat dropped their record down to 4-18. As for Calvary, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 16-7.
Lutheran has already played their next contest (against Pawnee), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Calvary wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 71-58 loss against Richwoods on the 1st.
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