Iola is 1-9 against Burlington since December of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Iola Mustangs will look to defend their home court against the Burlington Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. Iola will be strutting in after a win while Burlington will be coming in after a defeat.
Iola's tournament run continued when they took on Kansas City Christian School on Thursday. Iola walked away with a 65-53 victory over Kansas City Christian School. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Mustangs.
Cortland Carson was nothing short of spectacular: he went 10 of 25 on his way to 28 points along with seven boards and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Iola's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Matt Beckmon, who posted 11 points and three steals.
Iola smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 11 offensive boards in three consecutive contests.
Meanwhile, Burlington came up short against Baldwin on Friday and fell 56-45. The loss was the Wildcats' first of the season.
Having lost for the first time this season, Burlington fell to 2-1. As for Iola, they now also have a winning record of 2-1.
Iola came up short against Burlington in their previous meeting back in January, falling 65-54. Can Iola avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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