The Spring Lake Lakers kept it close for a while on the road against the #1 Ranked team in the state in division 2 tonight but lost 73-52. "All in all, I thought we competed pretty well tonight. We trailed by 7 points with four minutes to go in the third quarter, when the Crusaders turned up the pressure and finished the quarter with a 23 point lead. The margin for error against a team like that is very small and they seem to capitalize every time you have a breakdown or make a mistake.With a starting line up at 6'9, 6'7, 6'4, 6'2 and 6'2 with four of which have committed to play at the next level, they have a legitimate shot at a long tournament run. Ayden Ayers led the offense with12 points followed by Maddux Kipling who had 9 points and 12 rebounds.Sophomores John Westhoff and Jacob Ayers finished with 6 and 5 points respectively with Jacob Ayers adding 5 assists.