Van Buren County was the 44-40 winner over Columbus when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Van Buren County Warriors fell 43-35 to the Columbus Wildcats on Monday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 238th, while the Wildcats are ranked 82nd).
Van Buren County's defeat dropped their record down to 8-8. As for Columbus, the victory was the ninth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 13-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Van Buren County will head out to face off against Danville at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Columbus, they will venture away from home to challenge Winfield-Mt. Union at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Columbus is facing Winfield-Mt. Union at the right time seeing as Winfield-Mt. Union is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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