The North Mahaska Warhawks are taking a road trip to square off against the Montezuma Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. North Mahaska knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past ten matches -- so hopefully Montezuma likes a good challenge.
Last Tuesday, North Mahaska earned a 67-56 win over B-G-M. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 69th, while the Bears are ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Montezuma came tearing into Tuesday's contest with 12 straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 21.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top against the Hawks by a score of 62-55.
Montezuma pushed their record up to 14-1 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for North Mahaska, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won nine of their last ten games, which provided a nice bump to their 14-2 record this season.
North Mahaska was able to grind out a solid win over Montezuma in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 58-46. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Mahaska since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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