After both having extra time off, the Muscatine Muskies and the Bettendorf Bulldogs will dust off their jerseys to square off against one another at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
Muscatine is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Pleasant Valley just ended the team's three-game winning streak two weeks ago. They were outmatched by the Spartans and fell 68-15. While losing is never fun, the Muskies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 230th, while the Spartans are ranked 80th).
Meanwhile, Bettendorf had just enough and edged Rock Island out 60-57 two weeks ago. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Bulldogs.
Bettendorf pushed their record up to 6-1 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Muscatine, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Muscatine was dealt a bruising 62-31 defeat at the hands of Bettendorf in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Muscatine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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