Basketball Game Preview: Prairie City-Monroe Mustangs vs. Earlham Cardinals

The Prairie City-Monroe Mustangs will take on the Earlham Cardinals at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.

Last Thursday, Prairie City-Monroe came up short against Montezuma and fell 67-55. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Braves are ranked 41st).

Meanwhile, Earlham entered their match against Des Moines Christian on Friday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Earlham took a 62-58 hit to the loss column at the hands of Des Moines Christian.

Prairie City-Monroe has traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-6 record this season. As for Earlham, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 6-3.

Prairie City-Monroe came up short against Earlham when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 56-52. Will Prairie City-Monroe 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.