Basketball Recap: Friday's Win Is Prairie City-Monroe's Sixth in Last Eight Outings

Prairie City-Monroe hadn't done well against Roland-Story recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. The Prairie City-Monroe Mustangs walked away with a 67-56 win over the Roland-Story Norsemen. This was a revenge game for the Mustangs: when they faced off against the Norsemen back in January, they had to take a 55-44 defeat.

Prairie City-Monroe is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-9 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.5 points over those games. As for Roland-Story, their loss dropped their record down to 6-14.

Prairie City-Monroe and Roland-Story could both be facing uphill battles in their next games considering their disadvantage in the MaxPreps Iowa Rankings. Prairie City-Monroe (ranked 176th) will meet Knoxville (ranked 31st) at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Roland-Story will face off against Van Meter at 7:30 p.m. on Monday down 159 places (232 vs. 73).