There's no place like home for Grundy Center, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Saturday. They took down the West Branch Bears 53-38 on Thursday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 17th, while the Bears are ranked 176th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Spartans
02/20/25 vs West Branch | 53-38 |
02/10/25 vs Wapsie Valley | 81-56 |
02/07/25 vs Dike-New Hartford | 60-38 |
01/28/25 vs East Marshall | 67-42 |
01/24/25 vs Columbus | 79-42 |
+ 7 more games |
Grundy Center pushed their record up to 20-2 with the victory, which was their 12th straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points over those games. As for West Branch, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 11-13.
As of now, neither Grundy Center nor West Branch have any future games scheduled.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps