The Winterset Huskies are taking a road trip to square off against the Carroll Tigers at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Tuesday, Winterset came up short against North Polk and fell 45-36. The game marked the Huskies' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
While Carroll didn't have the best season last year (they finished 9-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Boone on Tuesday as they made off with a 67-47 victory. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 19th, while the Toreadors are ranked 204th) , the win wasn't entirely unexpected.
Carroll is on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 8-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.6 points over those games. As for Winterset, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-8.
Winterset couldn't quite get it done against Carroll in their previous matchup back in December of 2025 as they fell 60-50. Can the Huskies avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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