Basketball Game Preview: Williamsburg Raiders vs. South Tama County Trojans

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12/17/24 - Home	62-23 W
02/15/24 - Away	48-37 W
01/30/24 - Home	67-34 W
01/13/23 - Away	68-38 W
02/01/22 - Away	74-42 W
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Williamsburg has gone 10-0 against South Tama County recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Williamsburg Raiders will venture away from home to face off against the South Tama County Trojans at 7:15 p.m. Williamsburg will be strutting in after a victory while South Tama County will be coming in after a loss.

If Williamsburg beats South Tama County with 53 points on Friday, it's going to be the squad's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Williamsburg narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past Benton 53-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Raiders.

Meanwhile, South Tama County was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 11th straight defeat. They were outmatched by Clear Creek-Amana and fell 87-20. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 327th, while the Clippers are ranked 75th).

South Tama County's loss dropped their record down to 1-12. As for Williamsburg, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 6-7.

Everything came up roses for Williamsburg against South Tama County in their previous matchup back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 62-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Williamsburg since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.