The Iowa Yellowjackets are taking a road trip to square off against the DeRidder Dragons at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Iowa will be strutting in after a win while DeRidder will be coming in after a defeat.
Iowa is headed into the contest having just posted their closest victory since December 19, 2024 on Friday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 43-41 win over LaGrange. Given the Yellowjackets' advantage in MaxPreps' Louisiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 117th, while the Gators are ranked 279th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, DeRidder was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 50-46 heartbreaker at the hands of Leesville.
Iowa is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 17-13 record this season. As for DeRidder, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-25.
Everything came up roses for Iowa against DeRidder in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, as the team secured an 83-32 victory. Does Iowa have another victory up their sleeve, or will DeRidder turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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