La Marque is 0-3 against Iowa Colony since January of 2023 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The La Marque Cougars will be playing at home against the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 6:30 p.m. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: La Marque has struggled recently with seven defeats in a row, while Iowa Colony will arrive with eight straight wins.
La Marque suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Friday. They were dealt a 93-44 loss at the hands of Brazosport. While losing is never fun, La Marque can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 1318th, while Brazosport is ranked 392nd).
Meanwhile, Iowa Colony can now show off 12 landslide victories after their most recent match on Tuesday. They were the clear victor by a 46-21 margin over Bay City. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win Iowa Colony has posted since December 27, 2023.
Iowa Colony got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Kenadie Francis out in front who scored nine points along with ten rebounds. Francis hasn't dropped below eight rebounds for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Eryn Roberts, who scored 11 points along with three steals.
La Marque dropped their record down to 4-16 with that loss, which was their fourth straight at home. As for Iowa Colony, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.
La Marque was dealt a bruising 60-20 defeat at the hands of Iowa Colony in their previous matchup on January 2nd. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Iowa Colony's Janyha Johnson, who scored 17 points along with eight steals. Now that La Marque knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
