The Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Rockets will challenge the Knoxville Panthers at 6:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont has 11 straight wins, Knoxville has four straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: North Mahaska, who was ranked 19th at the time (Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont was ranked 14th). Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont walked away with a 49-40 victory over North Mahaska on Monday.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Knoxville faced off against Newton on Saturday. Knoxville took a blow against Newton, falling 53-17.
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont pushed their record up to 11-0 with the win, which was their 12th straight on the road dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Knoxville, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-6.
Everything came up roses for Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont against Knoxville in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 62-28 victory. Will Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont repeat their success, or does Knoxville have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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