Marmaton Valley has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 67-44 to the Iola Mustangs on Friday. The Wildcats lost against the Mustangs in their previous head to head back in January of 2024, too, but the margin this time around was much closer than the 67-23 score last time.
It was another big night for Cortland Carson, who went 13 for 25 en route to 30 points and seven rebounds for Iola. The match was Carson's seventh in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Matt Beckmon, who posted five points and five boards.
Marmaton Valley's defeat dropped their record down to 7-4. As for Iola, their victory bumped their record up to 5-6.
Marmaton Valley has already played their next contest (against Southern Coffey County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Iola will be playing in front of their home fans against Santa Fe Trail at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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