Basketball Recap: Lodi Skates Past Waterloo with Ease

Blue Devils

Team Score

12/16/24 @ Waterloo	72
12/05/24 @ Marshall	68
12/03/24 @ Adams-Friendship	67
11/19/24 vs River Valley	65
12/13/24 @ Wisconsin Heights	61

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lodi). They simply couldn't be stopped on Monday as they easily beat the Waterloo Pirates 72-34. While the Blue Devils didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-17), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past.

Lodi is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.3 points per game. As for Waterloo, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 1-6.

Lodi and Belleville will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Waterloo will take on Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Abundant Life/St. Ambrose Academy will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Waterloo surely won't give up without a fight.