Iola needed a changed in momentum after dropping three straight games and they got it from Mosiah Fawson. The Mustangs walked away with a 65-56 victory over the Caney Valley Bullpups on Thursday with plenty of help from Fawson, who went 8-for-10 en route to 21 points and six rebounds. Thanks to that strong game, he now owns an excellent 50% field goal percentage.

Reed Clift
| 12/15/25 vs Fort Scott | 4 |
| 12/12/25 vs Kansas City Christian School | 4 |
| 12/11/25 @ Central Heights | 4 |
| 01/15/26 vs Caney Valley | 3 |
| 01/09/26 vs Osawatomie | 1 |
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Reed Clift was another key player, putting up seven points and three steals. He has become a key player for Iola: the team is 3-1 when he posts at least three steals, but 2-5 otherwise.
Iola picked up their first home win, bumping their record up to 5-6. As for Caney Valley, with the defeat, they broke their three-game winning streak and moved their record to 8-3.
Iola didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 47-45 victory against Wellsville on the 16th. As for Caney Valley, they will get a bit of extra time to process the loss as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Eureka at 7:00 p.m. on the 27th.
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