The WACO Warriors will square off against the Wapello Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. WACO is coming into the match hot, having won their last four games.
Last Saturday, WACO escaped with a win against Winfield-Mt. Union by the margin of a single free throw, 46-45. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 137th, while the Wolves are ranked 278th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Wapello hasn't had quite the year their fans were hoping for to this point, but back-to-back wins may be a sign of good things to come. In a tight contest that could have gone either way, they made off with a 43-42 victory over West Burlington.
Wapello's win bumped their record up to 3-7. As for WACO, their victory was their fifth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-2.
WACO was able to grind out a solid win over Wapello in their previous matchup back in November of 2024, winning 41-28. Will WACO repeat their success, or does Wapello have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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