Muscatine is on a seven-game streak of home wins, while Pleasant Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Muscatine Muskies will host the Pleasant Valley Spartans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Muscatine will bounce into Tuesday's matchup after beating Davenport Central, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Muscatine came out on top against Davenport Central by a score of 71-58 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Pleasant Valley strolled past Clinton with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 66-49. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the River Kings are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Valley has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Muscatine, their win bumped their record up to 12-2.
Muscatine came out on top in a nail-biter against Pleasant Valley when the teams last played back in December of 2024, sneaking past 52-49. Will Muscatine repeat their success, or does Pleasant Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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