The Wayne Falcons will take on the Southeast Warren Warhawks at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Wayne will bounce into Tuesday's game after beating Nodaway Valley, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Wayne beat Nodaway Valley back in December of 2024 by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 52-38. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Falcons.
Meanwhile, Southeast Warren had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Monday. They walked away with a 62-50 victory over the Eagles. Given the Warhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 85th, while the Eagles are ranked 221st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Southeast Warren's win was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-1. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 71.0 points per game. As for Wayne, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season.
Wayne came up short against Southeast Warren in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 56-48. Can Wayne avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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