Maquoketa had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.8 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Tuesday. They snuck past the Monticello Panthers with a 29-23 victory. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 20th, while the Panthers are ranked 75th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Cardinals
| 02/04/25 @ Monticello | 29-23 |
| 01/28/25 @ Northeast | 51-37 |
| 01/14/25 @ Camanche | 60-22 |
| 01/03/25 @ Cascade | 50-45 |
| 12/17/24 @ Beckman | 56-27 |
| + 6 more games |
Maquoketa pushed their record up to 17-2 with the win, which was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season. As for Monticello, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 12-7.
Maquoketa will host Camanche at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Camanche will roll in looking for their seventh straight victory, something Maquoketa surely won't give up without a fight. Monticello has already played their next match (against Northeast), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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