The Johnston Dragons will face off against the Valley Tigers at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. Johnston has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the match with four straight losses, while Valley will come in with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Johnston didn't have quite enough to beat Dowling Catholic and fell 49-46.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Valley). They put the hurt on Urbandale with a sharp 79-53 victory on Friday. Given the Tigers' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the J-Hawks are ranked 121st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Valley pushed their record up to 7-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.8 points per game. As for Johnston, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.
Johnston came up short against Valley when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 58-52. Can Johnston avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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