Basketball Recap: Seven Straight Home Victories for Iowa City West

After losing to Linn-Mar the last time they met, Iowa City West decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Iowa City West Trojans walked away with a 55-45 victory over the Linn-Mar Lions on Tuesday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Lions are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Trojans

Previous Games (Home)

01/28/25 vs Linn-Mar	55-45
01/21/25 vs Waterloo West	64-43
01/14/25 vs Dubuque Senior	71-37
12/20/24 vs Iowa City	63-46
12/17/24 vs Wahlert	53-44
+ 2 more games

Iowa City West's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Linn-Mar, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.

Iowa City West has already played their next game (against Cedar Falls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Linn-Mar will face off against Pleasant Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Linn-Mar likes a good challenge.