Okoboji is 0-5 against Spirit Lake since January of 2015 but things could change on Thursday. The Okoboji Pioneers will head out on the road to take on the Spirit Lake Indians at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Okoboji came up short against West Lyon and fell 59-50. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 152nd, while the Wildcats are ranked 11th).
Meanwhile, Spirit Lake waltzed into their match on Tuesday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They came out on top against the Rockets by a score of 53-44.
Spirit Lake's victory was their sixth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 8-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.3 points per game. As for Okoboji, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-6-1.
Okoboji suffered a grim 71-45 defeat to Spirit Lake in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Okoboji avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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