Basketball Recap: Iowa Colony Comes Up Short

By Team Reports Nov 10, 2024, 12:08pm

Basketball Recap: Iowa Colony Pioneers vs. Tivy Antlers

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If Iowa Colony was riding high fresh off their 53-18 takedown of Sterling on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Iowa Colony Pioneers fell 37-26 to the Tivy Antlers on Friday.

Despite the defeat, Iowa Colony saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Eryn Roberts scored nine points along with four steals. Roberts has been hot for a while, having posted two or more steals the last 28 times she's played.

Even though they lost, Iowa Colony smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive rebounds in four consecutive matches.

Iowa Colony's loss dropped their record down to 2-2. As for Tivy, the victory also got them back to even at 2-2.

Iowa Colony wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next game, a 73-43 win against Westside on the 8th. As for Tivy, their road trip will continue as they head out to face Dripping Springs at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Tivy is facing Dripping Springs at the right time seeing as Dripping Springs is stuck on a three-game losing streak.

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