The Davenport Wolves will square off against the Iowa Colony Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
It can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Davenport had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They breezed by the Rockets on the road to the tune of 56-24. Given Davenport's advantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 399th, while John F. Kennedy is ranked 830th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Iowa Colony came tearing into Monday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 33.9 points) and they left with even more momentum. They blew past Wharton 86-42 on the road.
Iowa Colony's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Robert Greene, who scored 25 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Greene has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of BJ Gill, who scored 16 points along with six steals and five assists.
Davenport is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 27-8 record this season. As for Iowa Colony, their victory bumped their record up to 21-14.
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