After both having extra time off, the Des Moines East Scarlets and the Fort Dodge Dodgers will shake off the cobwebs and square off against one another at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Des Moines East will come in still looking for their first win of the season.
Last Friday, Des Moines East took a blow against Ottumwa, falling 69-14. While losing is never fun, the Scarlets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 319th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 138th).
Meanwhile, the third road match was the charm for Fort Dodge, as they earned their first road win of the season. They enjoyed a cozy 40-21 win over Marshalltown last Friday.
The victory got Fort Dodge back to even at 3-3. As for Des Moines East, their loss dropped their record down to 0-6.
Des Moines East was taken down by Fort Dodge 54-25 in their previous meeting back in February. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Fort Dodge's LJ Maehl, who dropped a double-double on 27 points and 12 boards. Now that Des Moines East knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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