The North Iowa Bison will face off against the Eagle Grove Eagles at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with eight consecutive losses for North Iowa and 18 for Eagle Grove.
Last Tuesday, North Iowa was beaten by Lake Mills 69-38. While losing is never fun, the Bison can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 283rd, while the Bulldogs are ranked 139th).
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 64-25, which was the final score in Eagle Grove's tilt against North Union on Tuesday.
North Iowa's defeat dropped their record down to 2-18. As for Eagle Grove, their loss dropped their record down to 1-18.
Everything came up roses for North Iowa against Eagle Grove in their previous matchup back in January, as the team secured a 70-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for North Iowa since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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