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Des Moines ChristianVan Meter
LionsD
42
Bulldogs
34

The Van Meter (IA) varsity basketball team lost Tuesday's neutral conference game against Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA) by a score of 42-34.

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Des Moines Christian----42
Van Meter----34
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Game Story

Iowa High School Basketball - Des Moines Christian topples Van Meter

January 31, 2023: Des Moines, IA 50323

In Tuesday's league outing, the Des Moines Christian Lions (Des Moines, IA) basketball squad beat the visiting Van Meter Bulldogs (Van Meter, IA), by a margin of 42-34.

The Lions (16-3) will now prepare for their outing against Panorama (Panora, IA). The Panthers go into the West Central outing with a 14-1 record. In their last outing, Panorama defeated Woodward-Granger (Woodward, IA), 62-39, in a league outing.

The Bulldogs now own a 6-10 record. They play next when they host Woodward-Granger for a West Central outing on Friday, February 3. Van Meter will clash with a Hawks squad coming off a 62-39 league loss to Panorama (Panora, IA). The Hawks record now stands at 6-11.

Rankings & Records

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Des Moines Christian (22-23)

IAClass
305
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
21-313-08-06-17-2.8751.0001,213882

Van Meter (22-23)

IAClass
18643
OverallConferenceHomeAwayNeutralWin %Conference %PFPA
7-127-54-23-40-6.368.583805802

Team Scoring Averages

Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
Des Moines Christian----49.9
Van Meter		4.013.02.012.042.4

Des Moines Christian Videos

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Head-to-Head

  • Des Moines Christian won on 12/19/2022
    12/19Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    DMCHS----54
    Van Meter----32

    The Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA) varsity basketball team won Monday's neutral conference game against Van Meter (IA) by a score of 54-32.

    Box score
  • Des Moines Christian won on 1/31/2023
    1/31Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    DMCHS----42
    Van Meter----34

    The Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA) varsity basketball team won Tuesday's neutral conference game against Van Meter (IA) by a score of 42-34.

    Box score
  • Des Moines Christian won on 2/11/2023
    2/11Q1Q2Q3Q4Final
    DMCHS----42
    Van Meter----39

    The Des Moines Christian (Des Moines, IA) varsity basketball team won Saturday's neutral playoff game against Van Meter (IA) by a score of 42-39.

    Box score

Common Opponents

SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.SchoolCommon Opp. Rec.
Des Moines Christian14-0Van Meter7-6
DateAwayHomeResultDateAwayHomeResult
12/6/22Des Moines ChristianWest Central Valley(W) 47-331/27/23Van MeterWest Central Valley(W) 50-27
12/9/22Des Moines ChristianInterstate 35(W) 44-3012/2/22Interstate 35Van Meter(L) 42-39
1/24/23Interstate 35Des Moines Christian(W) 37-311/10/23Van MeterInterstate 35(W) 70-28
12/13/22Woodward-GrangerDes Moines Christian(W) 64-382/3/23Woodward-GrangerVan Meter(W) 38-37
12/16/22PleasantvilleDes Moines Christian(W) 62-3112/9/22PleasantvilleVan Meter(W) 51-31
1/20/23Des Moines ChristianPleasantville(W) 54-291/17/23PleasantvilleVan Meter(W) 53-31
1/3/23Des Moines ChristianAdair-Casey/Guthrie Center(W) 51-2912/6/22Van MeterAdair-Casey/Guthrie Center(L) 47-37
1/5/23EarlhamDes Moines Christian(W) 52-2612/16/22Van MeterEarlham(L) 59-32
2/7/23Des Moines ChristianEarlham(W) 54-271/20/23EarlhamVan Meter(L) 41-36
1/9/23WintersetDes Moines Christian(W) 37-261/16/23WintersetVan Meter(L) 47-28
1/13/23MadridDes Moines Christian(W) 46-2612/13/22MadridVan Meter(W) 51-29
1/23/23Des Moines ChristianPella Christian(W) 48-2912/8/22Pella ChristianVan Meter(L) 43-41
1/27/23Des Moines ChristianOgden(W) 58-491/3/23Van MeterOgden(W) 50-34
2/3/23PanoramaDes Moines Christian(W) 44-251/13/23PanoramaVan Meter

Record Breakdown

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Des Moines Christian (22-23)

Van Meter (22-23)
21-4
Overall
7-12
13-0
League
7-5
5-3
Non-League
0-6
3-0
Head to Head
0-3
14-0
Common Opponent
7-6
8-0
Home
4-2
6-1
Away
3-4
7-3
Neutral
0-6
3-1
Playoff
0-1
21-4
In-State
7-12
0-0
Out-of-State
0-0