Basketball Recap: Lone Tree Picks Up Fifth Straight Win at Home

Lone Tree waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins... but they left with three. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the WACO Warriors, sneaking past 55-52. This was a revenge game for the Lions: when they faced off against the Warriors back in December of 2024, they had to take a 48-33 defeat.

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Previous 5 Games (Home)

01/21/25 vs WACO	55-52
01/17/25 vs Wapello	63-37
01/07/25 vs Highland	67-24
01/04/25 vs Hillcrest Academy	67-36
12/06/24 vs Winfield-Mt. Union	68-18

Lone Tree pushed their record up to 11-4 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for WACO, the loss snapped their winning streak at nine games and leaves them with a 10-3 record.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Lone Tree will challenge Cedar Valley Christian at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. Lone Tree is facing Cedar Valley Christian at the right time seeing as Cedar Valley Christian is stuck on a 12-game losing streak. As for WACO, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Sigourney at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sigourney will roll in looking for their seventh straight win, something WACO surely won't give up without a fight.