East Mills will venture away from home to take on the Mount Ayr Raiders at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as East Mills comes in on three and Mount Ayr on four.
East Mills is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Monday. They breezed past Griswold to the tune of 61-25. East Mills has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 21 points or more this season.
Mason Camden
| 02/17/25 vs Griswold | 5 |
| 01/31/25 @ Stanton | 4 |
| 01/14/25 vs Hamburg | 4 |
| 02/07/25 vs Essex | 3 |
| 02/06/25 vs Shenandoah | 3 |
East Mills found their leader in sophomore Mason Camden, who went 8-for-17 en route to 23 points in addition to five rebounds and three steals. Those five boards gave Camden a new career-high. Jackson Embree was another key player, going 5-for-6 on his way to 11 points along with six rebounds and five assists.
East Mills smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 11 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in four consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Mount Ayr didn't have too much trouble with Lenox on Monday as they won 64-50. Given the Raiders' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Tigers are ranked 268th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Ayr pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.1 points over those games. As for East Mills, their win bumped their record up to 18-5.
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