Iowa High School Basketball - Dowling Catholic holds off Pleasant Valley
December 16, 2023: Pleasant Valley, IA 52767 Fans at Saturday's non-league challenge between the Dowling Catholic Maroons (West Des Moines, IA) and the host Pleasant Valley Spartans (Pleasant Valley, IA), saw Dowling Catholic's basketball squad hold off Pleasant Valley by a tally of 43-36.
With the victory, Dowling Catholic improves its record to 6-2 on the campaign. The Maroons travel to Urbandale (Urbandale, IA) to confront the J-Hawks in a Central Iowa Metro - Central test on Tuesday, January 2. The J-Hawks go into the test with a record of 2-7.
The Spartans now own a 6-3 record. They play next when they travel to Assumption for a Mississippi test on Tuesday, December 19. Pleasant Valley will encounter a Knights squad coming off a 62-56 league loss to Muscatine (Muscatine, IA). The Knights record now stands at 3-6.
