Bishop Heelan Catholic and Sioux City East are an even 5-5 against one another since August of 2014, but not for long. The Bishop Heelan Catholic Crusaders are taking a road trip to face off against the Sioux City East Black Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Sioux City East took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Bishop Heelan Catholic, who comes in off a win.
Last Friday, Bishop Heelan Catholic got the win against Lincoln by a conclusive 40-16. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa football rankings (they are ranked 15th, while the Lynx are ranked 162nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 41 points the game before, Sioux City East was a bit more limited in their match on Friday. They took a 21-10 hit to the loss column at the hands of Sergeant Bluff-Luton.
Bishop Heelan Catholic pushed their record up to 2-0 with that win, which was their fifth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Sioux City East, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-1.
Bishop Heelan Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Sioux City East in their previous matchup back in September of 2023, winning 29-21. The rematch might be a little tougher for Bishop Heelan Catholic since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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