BELTON, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Acrobatics and Tumbling continued the 2026 season with a matchup against the 8th-ranked Mary Hardin-Baylor Crusaders on the road at Mayborn Campus Center in Belton. The Bulldogs would drop the meet to the Crusaders with the Bulldogs (0-2) earning a total score of 105.625 and the Crusaders (2-1) earning a total score of 248.705

Texas Lutheran scored a new season-high 17.8 in the compulsory, including a 4.15 in acro, 7.25 in pyramid, and 6.40 in toss out of the highest possible value of 10. UMHB outscored the Bulldogs in the compulsory, earning a 35.20 total score.

After the acro event, TLU continued to trail the deeper, more experienced Crusaders. Texas Lutheran earned a total score of 19.8 consisting of a 7.00 in the fifth element, 6.50 in the sixth element, and 6.30 in the seventh element.
 
Mary Hardin-Baylor would out score the Bulldogs in the pyramid event, 28.70 to 22.050.

Leading into the half, TLU trailed UMHB 92.30 - 59.65. 
 
The Crusaders took the toss event, with event scores being 27.050 - 20.650. Texas Lutheran earned a 7.800 in salto, 5.400 in synchronized, and 7.450 in open.
 
UMHB also took the tumbling event, outscoring TLU 48.375 to 25.325.
 
Up next, Texas Lutheran will return to Seguin for their 2026 home opener against Division-I Missouri State on Thursday, March 5 at 6 PM. All streaming links will be available on tlubulldogs.com.

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