Basketball Game Preview: Valley Heights Mustangs vs. Republic County Buffaloes

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Previous Games

02/26/24 - Home	60-26 W
12/08/23 - Away	60-33 W
12/09/22 - Home	55-24 W
02/28/22 - Neutral	70-15 W
12/10/21 - Away	56-13 W
+ 5 more games

Valley Heights is 9-1 against Republic County since December of 2014 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Valley Heights Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Republic County Buffaloes at 6:00 p.m. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses apiece.

On Tuesday, Valley Heights was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 45-40 to Linn.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 54-25, which was the final score in Republic County's tilt against Southeast of Saline on Tuesday. The match marked the Buffaloes' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Valley Heights' defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-6. As for Republic County, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.

Everything came up roses for Valley Heights against Republic County in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the squad secured a 60-26 win. Will Valley Heights repeat their success, or does Republic County have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.