Basketball Recap: Storm Lake Has No Trouble Against Spirit Lake

Tornadoes

Margin (Wins)

01/03/25 @ Pocahontas	50
12/03/24 @ Sioux City North	42
12/20/24 vs Estherville Lincoln Central	34
01/18/25 vs Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove	29
01/21/25 vs Spirit Lake	25

Storm Lake won the last time they faced Spirit Lake and things went their way on Tuesday too. The Storm Lake Tornadoes put the hurt on the Spirit Lake Indians with a sharp 74-49 win. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Storm Lake's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 10-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 24.7 points. As for Spirit Lake, they moved to 10-3 with that defeat, which also ended their nine-game winning streak.

Storm Lake and Spirit Lake should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Iowa Rankings. Storm Lake (ranked 16th) will meet Estherville Lincoln Central (ranked 248th) at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Meanwhile, Spirit Lake will take on Cherokee Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday up 86 places (33 vs. 119).