01/24/25 @ Wayne | 63-55 |
01/21/25 @ Southwest Valley | 59-49 |
01/20/25 @ Murray | 64-31 |
Mount Ayr had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Wayne Falcons by a score of 63-55. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while the Falcons are ranked 300th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Ayr is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Wayne, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-9.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Mount Ayr will face off against Lenox at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. As for Wayne, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Wayne Falcons take on the East Union Eagles on Monday. Wayne is facing East Union at the right time seeing as East Union is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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