Basketball Recap: Underwood Picks Up Fifth Consecutive Victory

Eagles

Previous 5 Games

02/07/25 vs Riverside	53-50
02/04/25 @ Tri-Center	50-43
01/28/25 vs IKM/Manning	69-54
01/25/25 vs Harlan	58-44
01/24/25 @ Missouri Valley	66-56

Underwood had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They skirted past the Riverside Bulldogs 53-50. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 63rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Underwood's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-4. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.0 points over those games. As for Riverside, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 7-10.

Coming up, Underwood will head out on the road to take on Logan-Magnolia at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Riverside, they will be playing at home against Treynor at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.