Iowa High School Basketball - Diagonal holds off Orient-Macksburg
February 3, 2025: Orient, IA 50858 The Diagonal Maroons basketball team scored 44 points and limited the host Orient-Macksburg Bulldogs to 43 in the Maroons league triumph on Monday.
The Maroons now possess a 7-12 record. They play next when they host East Union for a non-league game on Thursday, February 6. Diagonal will confront a Eagles team coming off a 69-21 league loss to Nodaway Valley (Greenfield, IA). The Eagles record now stands at 0-20.
With the loss, Orient-Macksburg falls to 11-8 on the campaign. The Bulldogs travel to Mormon Trail (Garden Grove, IA) to confront the Saints in a Bluegrass game on Tuesday, February 4. The Saints go into the game with a record of 2-14. Mormon Trail won 46-33 in their recent league game against Moulton-Udell (Moulton, IA)