Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Delasalle

Islanders

Previous 5 Games

02/15/25 @ Cretin-Derham Hall	66-43
02/14/25 vs Columbia Heights	93-25
02/11/25 vs Mahtomedi	84-65
02/07/25 @ Fridley	78-38
02/04/25 vs Richfield	80-47

DeLaSalle had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 40 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Saturday. They put the hurt on the Cretin-Derham Hall Raiders with a sharp 66-43 win. Given the Islanders' advantage in MaxPreps' Minnesota basketball rankings (they are ranked 18th, while the Raiders are ranked 78th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

DeLaSalle's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 19-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points over those games. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, their loss dropped their record down to 14-9.

DeLaSalle has already played their next matchup (against Kennedy), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Cretin-Derham Hall, they wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 74-71 win against White Bear Lake on the 18th.