Helias picked up another tournament win on Sunday. They slipped by the Eugene Eagles 53-52. The win was all the more spectacular given the Crusaders' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 343rd, while the Eagles are ranked 15th).
Helias is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 61.8 points per game. As for Eugene, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
Helias will challenge Central at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Central knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven games -- so hopefully Helias likes a good challenge. As for Eugene, they will face off against Lincoln at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
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