The Grundy Center Spartans will head out on the road to take on the Oelwein Huskies at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Grundy Center has six straight wins, Oelwein has ten straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Grundy Center is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Aplington-Parkersburg, who was ranked 20th at the time (Grundy Center was ranked third). Grundy Center came out on top against Aplington-Parkersburg by a score of 68-58 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Oelwein came up short against Waukon on Friday and fell 53-42.
Grundy Center's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 6-0. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.5 points per game. As for Oelwein, their loss dropped their record down to 0-9.
Grundy Center took their win against Oelwein in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a conclusive 54-29. The rematch might be a little tougher for Grundy Center since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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