Basketball Game Preview: Maquoketa Valley Wildcats vs. Edgewood-Colesburg Vikings

Maquoketa Valley and Edgewood-Colesburg are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2020, but not for long. The Maquoketa Valley Wildcats will face off against the Edgewood-Colesburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Edgewood-Colesburg took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Maquoketa Valley, who comes in off a win.

Last Friday, Maquoketa Valley had just enough and edged Springville out 45-43. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Wildcats.

Meanwhile, Edgewood-Colesburg was just a bucket shy of victory on Friday and fell 48-47 to East Buchanan. The Vikings have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Maquoketa Valley's win bumped their record up to 9-5. As for Edgewood-Colesburg, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

Maquoketa Valley beat Edgewood-Colesburg 57-50 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. The rematch might be a little tougher for Maquoketa Valley since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.