The Columbus Sailors will head out to square off against the Grundy Center Spartans at 7:45 p.m. on Friday.
Columbus is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 57 points on Monday, they were much more limited against Dike-New Hartford on Tuesday. They were dealt a 57-27 defeat at the hands of the Wolverines. The Sailors haven't had much luck with the Wolverines recently, as the team's come up short the last four times they've met.
Meanwhile, Grundy Center put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They walked away with a 59-46 victory over South Hardin. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Tigers are ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Grundy Center pushed their record up to 13-0 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.4 points per game. As for Columbus, their loss dropped their record down to 5-8.
Columbus took a serious blow against Grundy Center when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 63-34. Can Columbus avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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