The Winterset Huskies will challenge the Boone Toreadors on Monday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
On Saturday, Winterset came up short against Decorah-North Winneshiek and fell 58-46. While losing is never fun, the Huskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th, while the Vikings are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, Boone was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They lost 78-53 to Carlisle.
Winterset has traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 11 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-16 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 50.8 points over those games. As for Boone, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-10.
Winterset was able to grind out a solid victory over Boone when the teams last played back in January, winning 57-48. Will Winterset repeat their success, or does Boone have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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