Basketball Recap: Linn-Mar Extends Winning Streak to Nine

Lions

Previous Games

02/04/25 @ Kennedy	67-65
01/28/25 vs Iowa City West	58-48
01/24/25 @ Liberty	86-70
01/24/25 @ Iowa City	86-70
01/21/25 @ Iowa City	67-49
+ 4 more games

On Tuesday, Linn-Mar faced Kennedy in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Linn-Mar Lions had just enough and edged the Kennedy Cougars out 67-65. The victory was nothing new for the Lions as they're now sitting on nine straight.

Linn-Mar has also been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 14 of their last 15 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.2 points per game. As for Kennedy, with the loss, they broke their nine-game winning streak and moved their record to 14-4.

Linn-Mar will take on Prairie at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams are headed into the matchup with plenty of momentum (Linn-Mar has won nine straight at home, while Prairie won five straight on the road), something that'll have to change. As for Kennedy, they will head out to square off against Washington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.