The Iola Mustangs will be taking part in a tournament against the Kansas City Christian School Panthers at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Having struggled with four losses in a row dating back to last season, Iola turned things around against Osage City on Tuesday. They managed a 67-63 win over the Indians.
| 12/10/24 vs Osage City | 38 |
| 12/06/24 vs Anderson County | 27 |
| 02/26/24 vs Heritage Christian Academy | 19 |
| 02/22/24 @ Santa Fe Trail | 16 |
Cortland Carson was a one-man wrecking crew for Iola as he went 13 of 26 en route to 38 points along with eight boards and three steals. Carson's afternoon made it four games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Wilson, who posted seven points.
Meanwhile, Kansas City Christian School was fully in charge on Tuesday, breezing past Central Heights 72-19.
Kansas City Christian School's victory ended a ten-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 1-1. As for Iola, the win also got them back to even at 1-1.
Iola strolled past Kansas City Christian School in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 62-43. Will Iola repeat their success, or does Kansas City Christian School have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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