Baseball Recap: Make It Three in a Row for Bishop Heelan Catholic

Lewis Central typically has all the answers at home, but on Saturday Bishop Heelan Catholic proved too difficult a challenge. They had just enough and edged out the Titans 3-2. That's two games straight that the Crusaders have won by just one run.

Crusaders

Previous 3 Games

07/05/25 @ Lewis Central	3-2
07/03/25 vs Sioux City East	1-0
07/01/25 @ Lincoln	9-0

The victory (which was Bishop Heelan Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 23-8. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 0.7 runs on average over those games. As for Lewis Central, the loss snapped their winning streak at eight games and leaves them with a 24-8 record.

Looking ahead, Bishop Heelan Catholic will welcome Denison-Schleswig at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Lewis Central has already played their next match (against Des Moines East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.