Basketball Game Preview: Iowa Colony Pioneers vs. Ball Tornadoes

The Iowa Colony Pioneers will take on the Ball Tornadoes at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Iowa Colony's favor as the team sits on nine straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Ball has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.

On Tuesday, Iowa Colony was fully in charge, breezing past Texas City 86-43. That looming 86-43 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Pioneers yet this season.

Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Ball beat Angleton 76-71 on Tuesday.

Iowa Colony is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Ball, the win got them back to even at 8-8.

Iowa Colony and Ball were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but Iowa Colony came up empty-handed after a 40-39 defeat. Can Iowa Colony avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.