Basketball Recap: Storm Lake Now 7-2 over Last Nine Games

Tornadoes

Margin (Wins)

12/03/24 @ Sioux City North	41
11/26/24 @ South Central Calhoun	34
01/18/25 vs Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove	27
01/07/25 vs Kingsley-Pierson	25
12/10/24 @ East Sac County	24
02/04/25 vs Denison-Schleswig	20

Storm Lake hadn't done well against Denison-Schleswig recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Storm Lake Tornadoes were the clear victor by a 65-45 margin over the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Storm Lake is also on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Denison-Schleswig, their defeat was their 17th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 2-15.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Storm Lake will challenge Fort Dodge at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Storm Lake is facing Fort Dodge at the right time seeing as Fort Dodge is stuck on a four-game losing streak. As for Denison-Schleswig, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Atlantic at 6:00 p.m. on Friday.