Iroquois and the Vikings are an even 3-3 against one another since December of 2014, but not for long. The Iroquois Raiders will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against the Valley Vikings at 5:45 p.m. Iroquois is out to stop a six-game streak of losses at home.
While Iroquois couldn't quite beat the Dragons on Friday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 45-point loss they were dealt on Tuesday. Iroquois fell just short of the Dragons by a score of 36-33.
Despite the loss, Iroquois saw an underclassman step up: Maliyah Poindexter scored 22 points along with eight steals. That was a full 66.7% of Iroquois' points, marking the third time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Meanwhile, Valley's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their third straight defeat. They fell to Frankfort 53-49.
Iroquois' defeat dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 14-6.
Iroquois was taken down by the Vikings 64-14 when the teams last played back in November of 2022. The game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Iroquois was down 41-10.
