Iola is 0-10 against Wellsville since February of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Iola Mustangs will be playing in front of their home fans against the Wellsville Eagles at 7:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Iola sitting on three straight victories and Wellsville on eight.
A well-balanced attack led Iola over Osawatomie in every quarter on their way to victory on Tuesday. Iola walked away with a 65-55 victory over Osawatomie. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Iola's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Landon Weide, who almost dropped a double-double on ten points and nine assists, and Cortland Carson, who scored 24 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Grady Dougherty, who scored nine points along with six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Wellsville stacked an 11th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Monday. They took their contest on the road with ease, bagging a 85-23 victory over Prairie View. While fans of Wellsville might be used to big wins, the 62-point margin marked the team's biggest win yet this season.
Iola's win bumped their record up to 11-7. As for Wellsville, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.
Iola was taken down by Wellsville 73-46 when the teams last played back in January. Will Iola have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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