The Lynnville-Sully Hawks will take on the Montezuma Braves at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Lynnville-Sully sitting on six straight wins and Montezuma on 12.
Last Friday, everything went Lynnville-Sully's way against Belle Plaine as Lynnville-Sully made off with a 62-40 victory. The Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Montezuma strolled past Iowa Valley with points to spare on Friday, taking the game 77-61. Given the Braves' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Tigers are ranked 155th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Montezuma's win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 13-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.5 points per game. As for Lynnville-Sully, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season.
Lynnville-Sully came up short against Montezuma when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 62-58. Can Lynnville-Sully avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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