Bishop Heelan Catholic waltzed into their matchup on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They blew past the Sioux City West Wolverines 76-43. Given the Crusaders' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 28th, while the Wolverines are ranked 87th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Crusaders
02/04/25 @ Sioux City West | 76-43 |
01/28/25 @ Le Mars | 57-21 |
01/24/25 @ Sioux City North | 77-33 |
01/21/25 @ Sioux City East | 75-51 |
01/17/25 @ Lincoln | 80-60 |
+ 13 more games |
Bishop Heelan Catholic's win was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Sioux City West, their defeat ended an eight-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-4.
The future could be bright for both Bishop Heelan Catholic and Sioux City West: their next opponents haven't had the best luck recently. Bishop Heelan Catholic will try to hand Jefferson their 17th-straight loss when the two meet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. Similarly, Sioux City West will look to extend Le Mars' three-game losing streak when the meet at 5:30 p.m. on Friday.
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