Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Bishop Heelan Catholic). Everything went their way against the Lincoln Lynx on Friday as the Bishop Heelan Catholic Crusaders made off with an 80-60 victory. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine matches by 20 points or more this season.
Lincoln lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Tori Hansen, who made all 6 shots she took to post 13 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Hutson Rau, who went 6 for 14 on her way to 13 points.
Crusaders
| 01/17/25 @ Lincoln | 80-60 |
| 12/19/24 @ Western Christian | 70-36 |
| 12/17/24 @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 73-43 |
| 12/03/24 @ Lewis Central | 51-39 |
| 11/25/24 @ Kuemper | 71-29 |
| + 9 more games |
Bishop Heelan Catholic's win was their 14th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.0 points per game. As for Lincoln, their loss dropped their record down to 5-7.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Bishop Heelan Catholic has already played their next game (against Sioux City East), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lincoln is taking a road trip to square off against Sioux City West at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Lincoln is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
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