The Union Knights will square off against the Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels at 7:45 p.m. on Monday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Friday, Union ended up a good deal behind Aplington-Parkersburg and lost 75-61. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Falcons are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, Gladbrook-Reinbeck was fully in charge on Friday, breezing past Oelwein 80-51. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 11 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Gladbrook-Reinbeck has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points over those games. As for Union, their loss was their sixth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 13-8.
Union couldn't quite finish off Gladbrook-Reinbeck in their previous meeting back in February of 2024 and fell 57-55. Will Union have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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