Bishop Heelan Catholic came tearing into Thursday's match with five straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.4 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Western Christian Wolfpack 70-36. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Wolfpack are ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Crusaders
| 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 |
| 02/09/24 @ Lincoln | 73-38 |
| + 8 more games |
Bishop Heelan Catholic pushed their record up to 7-1 with the victory, which was their 13th straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Western Christian, they are on a 13-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-8.
Bishop Heelan Catholic will be home for the holidays to greet Dallas Center-Grimes at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. As for Western Christian, they won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Sioux City West at 3:00 p.m. on Friday.
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