Basketball Game Preview: Des Moines Christian Lions vs. Pleasantville Trojans

vs

Previous Games

12/20/24 - Home	59-36 W
02/05/24 - Away	67-36 W
12/15/23 - Home	68-74 L
01/20/23 - Away	54-30 W
12/16/22 - Home	77-28 W
+ 5 more games

Des Moines Christian is 9-1 against Pleasantville since December of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Des Moines Christian Lions will head out to take on the Pleasantville Trojans at 7:45 p.m. Des Moines Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four matchups -- so hopefully Pleasantville likes a good challenge.

Last Tuesday, Des Moines Christian came up short against Pella and fell 74-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (59), the Lions still had to take the loss.

Meanwhile, Pleasantville ended up a good deal behind Van Meter on Tuesday and lost 69-54.

Pleasantville's defeat dropped their record down to 6-6. As for Des Moines Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 8-5.

Everything went Des Moines Christian's way against Pleasantville in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as Des Moines Christian made off with a 59-36 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Des Moines Christian since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.