Basketball Game Preview: Clarinda Cardinals vs. Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center

The Clarinda Cardinals will challenge Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Last Thursday, Clarinda humbled Clarke with a 68-14 victory. That 54 point margin sets a new team best for the Cardinals this season.

Meanwhile, Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 26.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Friday. They strolled past the Panthers with points to spare, taking the game 54-35. Given Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while Panorama is ranked 143rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center pushed their record up to 13-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.3 points per game. As for Clarinda, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-8.