Basketball Game Preview: Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels vs. Waterloo Christian Regents

The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels will take on the Waterloo Christian Regents on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Waterloo Christian will be up against a hot Gladbrook-Reinbeck team: the squad just extended their winning streak to five. Gladbrook-Reinbeck claimed a resounding 73-40 victory over BCLUW. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matchups by 23 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Waterloo Christian). They blew past North Tama 89-67 on Monday. The win continues a trend for the Regents in their matchups with the Redhawks: they've now won four in a row.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck pushed their record up to 18-4 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points over those games. As for Waterloo Christian, their win bumped their record up to 15-9.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck beat Waterloo Christian 47-37 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. Will Gladbrook-Reinbeck repeat their success, or does Waterloo Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.