Clarinda hasn't had much luck against Harlan recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The two teams, after both having extra time off, will shake off the rust and duke it out at 6:00 p.m.
Last Saturday, Clarinda came up short against Emmetsburg and fell 54-43. While losing is never fun, the Cardinals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 128th, while the E'Hawks are ranked 29th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Harlan). They breezed past Red Oak to the tune of 79-21 last Friday. The Cyclones haven't had any issues with the Tigers recently, as the game was their seventh consecutive victory against them.
Clarinda's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Harlan, their win bumped their record up to 3-4.
Clarinda took a serious blow against Harlan when the teams last played back in January, falling 53-22. Can the Cardinals avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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