Maquoketa Valley has won nine straight games at home, while North Linn has won nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Friday. The Maquoketa Valley Wildcats will host the North Linn Lynx at 6:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Tuesday, Maquoketa Valley was able to grind out a solid win over Edgewood-Colesburg, taking the game 61-48. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Vikings are ranked 159th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Linn beat East Buchanan 64-52 on Tuesday.
North Linn's victory bumped their record up to 15-1. As for Maquoketa Valley, their win bumped their record up to 17-0.
Maquoketa Valley didn't have too much breathing room in their game against North Linn in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 51-47 victory. Does Maquoketa Valley have another victory up their sleeve, or will North Linn turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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