Oskaloosa hasn't had much luck against Pella recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Oskaloosa Indians will face off against the Pella Dutch at 7:30 p.m.
Last Friday, Oskaloosa ended up a good deal behind Dallas Center-Grimes and lost 49-33. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 175th, while the Mustangs are ranked 45th).
Meanwhile, Pella came tearing into Friday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past the Cardinals 72-51. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Dutch just coasted through the last quarter.
Pella pushed their record up to 11-5 with the win, which was their third straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for Oskaloosa, their defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 8-10.
Oskaloosa took a serious blow against Pella in their previous meeting back in January, falling 74-32. Can Oskaloosa avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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