Stoutland is 0-10 against Iberia since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Monday. The Stoutland Tigers will be staying on the road to face off against the Iberia Rangers at 6:00 p.m. on January 22nd. Both teams come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
It may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Stoutland ultimately got the result they hoped for on Wednesday. They had just enough and edged St. Elizabeth out 76-73. The victory was just what Stoutland needed coming off of a 73-51 defeat in their prior matchup.
Meanwhile, Iberia had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 23.5 points), and they went ahead and made it five back in December of 2023. They beat Bunceton by the very same score they won with last week: 58-52.
Stoutland has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-3 record this season. As for Iberia, their win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Stoutland came up short against Iberia in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 56-48. Can Stoutland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.