Basketball Recap: Iowa Colony Turns Things Around After Road Loss

There's no place like home for Iowa Colony, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They walked away with a 76-68 victory over the Friendswood Mustangs on Tuesday. This was a revenge game for the Pioneers: when they faced off against the Mustangs back in January, they had to take a 66-59 loss.

Iowa Colony is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 21-11 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Friendswood, with the defeat, they broke their six-game winning streak and moved their record to 26-5.

Iowa Colony and Friendswood should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Texas Rankings. Iowa Colony will square off against Texas City at 7:00 p.m. on Friday up 795 places (118 vs. 913). Meanwhile, Friendswood (ranked 43rd) will meet La Porte (ranked 161st) at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.