Basketball Game Preview: Storm Lake Tornadoes vs. Sioux City East Black Raiders

Storm Lake is on a eight-game streak of home wins, while Sioux City East is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Storm Lake Tornadoes will welcome the Sioux City East Black Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Storm Lake knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 contests -- so hopefully Sioux City East likes a good challenge.

Last Thursday, Storm Lake got the win against South Central Calhoun by a conclusive 71-48. The Tornadoes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 20 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Sioux City East won against Tea on Thursday with 66 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. Sioux City East beat Tea by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 66-62.

Sioux City East has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Storm Lake, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.

Storm Lake suffered a grim 77-51 defeat to Sioux City East when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Will Storm Lake have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.