West Bend-Mallard and Alta-Aurelia are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. Both will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Friday without much rest having both just played. West Bend-Mallard will be coming into the matchup with an undefeated record on the line.
On Thursday, West Bend-Mallard strolled past North Iowa with points to spare, taking the game 47-30. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Bison are ranked 271st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Alta-Aurelia). They blew past Ar-We-Va, posting an 85-35 win. The victory was some much needed relief for the Warriors as it spelled an end to their four-game losing streak.
Alta-Aurelia's win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-5. As for West Bend-Mallard, they pushed their record up to 6-0 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road dating back to last season.
West Bend-Mallard didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Alta-Aurelia in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 52-47 win. Will West Bend-Mallard repeat their success, or does Alta-Aurelia have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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