Basketball Game Preview: Baxter vs. Collins-Maxwell

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Previous Games

12/20/24 - Away	55-71 L
02/12/24 - Neutral	66-59 W
01/29/24 - Home	74-61 W
12/01/23 - Away	78-52 W
01/13/23 - Neutral	90-40 W
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Baxter is 9-1 against Collins-Maxwell since February of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. Baxter will be playing at home against Collins-Maxwell at 7:45 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.

Last Thursday, Baxter was just a bucket shy of victory and fell 62-61 to West Marshall.

Meanwhile, Collins-Maxwell was able to grind out a solid victory over GMG on Friday, taking the game 70-60. Given Collins-Maxwell's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while GMG is ranked 306th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Collins-Maxwell pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.9 points per game. As for Baxter, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-7.

Baxter ended up a good deal behind Collins-Maxwell in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, losing 71-55. Will Baxter 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.