Basketball Recap: Make It Five in a Row for Westwood

Rebels

Previous 5 Games

01/21/25 @ Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove	54-37
01/17/25 @ River Valley	48-31
01/14/25 vs West Monona	67-35
01/11/25 @ South O'Brien	63-25
01/10/25 vs Ridge View	72-38

Westwood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 30.3 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They strolled past the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Falcons with points to spare, taking the game 54-37. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Falcons are ranked 262nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Westwood's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. As for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-11.

Westwood will square off against Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto/Charter Oak-Ute at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Falcons duke it out with the Siouxland Christian Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove is facing Siouxland Christian at the right time seeing as Siouxland Christian is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.