The Vinton-Shellsburg Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Denver Cyclones at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Vinton-Shellsburg has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the contest with six straight defeats, while Denver will come in with 12 straight victories.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-34, which was the final score in Vinton-Shellsburg's tilt against Williamsburg on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 197th, while the Raiders are ranked 21st).
Meanwhile, Denver hadn't done well against Dike-New Hartford recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Denver strolled past Dike-New Hartford with points to spare, taking the game 53-37.
Vinton-Shellsburg's loss dropped their record down to 4-9. As for Denver, their win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 12-0.
Vinton-Shellsburg came up short against Denver in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, falling 35-27. Can Vinton-Shellsburg avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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