Basketball Game Preview: Bishop Heelan Catholic Crusaders vs. Jefferson Yellowjackets

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Previous Games

01/14/25 - Home	71-16 W
02/10/24 - Home	47-54 L
02/02/24 - Away	55-62 L
01/31/23 - Away	73-55 W
12/16/22 - Home	57-27 W
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Bishop Heelan Catholic is 8-2 against Jefferson since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Bishop Heelan Catholic Crusaders will venture away from home to face off against the Jefferson Yellowjackets at 4:00 p.m. Bishop Heelan Catholic will be strutting in after a win while Jefferson will be coming in after a defeat.

Last Tuesday, Bishop Heelan Catholic made easy work of Sioux City West and carried off a 75-50 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Crusaders.

Meanwhile, Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their fourth straight loss. They had to suffer through a 78-32 loss at the hands of Lincoln. While losing is never fun, the Yellowjackets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 273rd, while the Lynx are ranked fourth).

Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 2-15. As for Bishop Heelan Catholic, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11.

Everything came up roses for Bishop Heelan Catholic against Jefferson in their previous meeting back in January, as the squad secured a 71-16 victory. In that game, Bishop Heelan Catholic amassed a halftime lead of 41-6, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.