Fort Madison hasn't had much luck against Keokuk recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Fort Madison Bloodhounds are taking a road trip to take on the Keokuk Chiefs at 6:15 p.m. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Fort Madison sitting on five straight wins and Keokuk on 16.
Fort Madison will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Washington, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Fort Madison walked away with a 57-45 victory over Washington on Friday.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Keokuk). They claimed a resounding 73-22 win over Mt. Pleasant. Given the Chiefs' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 60th, while the Panthers are ranked 283rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Fort Madison pushed their record up to 11-5 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 51.8 points over those games. As for Keokuk, their win bumped their record up to 17-3.
Fort Madison was dealt a bruising 68-41 loss at the hands of Keokuk in their previous matchup back in January. Can Fort Madison avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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