The Ames Little Cyclones will venture away from home to square off against the Norwalk Warriors at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday.
Ames is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Cedar Falls, who was ranked first at the time (Ames was ranked 16th). Ames was just a bucket shy of victory on Saturday and fell 52-51 to Cedar Falls. The Little Cyclones' loss signaled the end of their nine-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, Norwalk earned a 57-50 win over Oskaloosa on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Warriors.
The victory got Norwalk back to even at 6-6. As for Ames, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 11-2.
Ames might still be hurting after the 62-41 loss they got from Norwalk in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Ames avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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