Basketball Recap: Spirit Lake Makes It Nine in a Row at Home

Spirit Lake had to skate by with only a three-point margin when they last took the court, which might have inspired the 21-point drubbing they dealt Central Lyon on Monday. The Spirit Lake Indians put the hurt on the Central Lyon Lions with a sharp 63-42 victory. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Lions are ranked 260th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

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Previous Games (Home)

02/03/25 vs Central Lyon	63-42
01/16/25 vs Okoboji	67-50
01/14/25 vs Rock Valley	53-44
01/14/25 vs Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley	53-44
01/09/25 vs Spencer	73-52
+ 4 more games

Spirit Lake's win was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-3. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.6 points per game. As for Central Lyon, they have been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 11 matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-13 record this season.

Spirit Lake has already played their next contest, a 68-40 victory against St. Mary's on the 4th. As for Central Lyon, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 74-41 loss against Unity Christian on the 4th.