Basketball Recap: Loyola Drops Highest Score of Season Against Nicollet

Crusaders

Team Score

01/24/25 @ Nicollet	77
01/13/25 vs Martin County West	76
01/12/25 vs Martin County West	76
01/21/25 @ Cleveland	74
12/06/24 vs Cleveland	68

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Loyola). They walked away with a 77-69 victory over the Nicollet Raiders on Friday. That's more bragging rights for the Crusaders, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Loyola has also been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for Nicollet, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-10.

Loyola won't have much time to rest: their next matchup is against New Ulm Cathedral at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Nicollet, they will take on Madelia at 7:00 p.m. on Monday.