01/24/25 vs Lenox | 43-41 |
01/21/25 @ Woodward Academy | 65-45 |
01/17/25 @ East Union | 64-45 |
Martensdale-St. Mary had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 19.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past the Lenox Tigers 43-41. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 132nd, while the Tigers are ranked 277th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Martensdale-St. Mary's has also been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.4 points per game. As for Lenox, they dropped their record down to 5-9 with the defeat, which was their fourth straight on the road.
Martensdale-St. Mary's has already played their next contest (against Central Decatur), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Lenox is taking a road trip to face off against Bedford at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
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