Basketball Game Preview: Pleasant Valley Spartans vs. Davenport Central Blue Devils

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Previous Games

12/10/24 - Away	54-55 L
02/06/24 - Home	54-46 W
12/21/23 - Away	52-51 W
02/07/23 - Away	56-45 W
01/03/23 - Home	55-40 W
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Pleasant Valley has gone 9-1 against Davenport Central recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Pleasant Valley Spartans will be playing in front of their home fans against the Davenport Central Blue Devils at 7:30 p.m. The timing isn't great for Pleasant Valley: they have been struggling with three straight losses at home, while Davenport Central has snatched up three consecutive wins on the road.

Last Tuesday, everything went Pleasant Valley's way against Assumption as Pleasant Valley made off with a 65-39 win.

Meanwhile, Davenport Central won against Bettendorf on Friday with 65 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Tuesday. Davenport Central snuck past Clinton with a 65-61 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the River Kings are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Pleasant Valley now has a winning record of 7-6. As for Davenport Central, their win bumped their record up to 11-2.

Pleasant Valley and Davenport Central were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but Pleasant Valley came up empty-handed after a 55-54 loss. Will Pleasant Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.