The Pella Dutch will head out on the road to face off against the Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Pella knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Dallas Center-Grimes likes a good challenge.
Pella is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat Indianola 86-52. Given the Dutch's advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Indians are ranked 167th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Dallas Center-Grimes entered their tilt with Pella Christian on Tuesday with six consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with seven. They blew past the Eagles 73-52.
Dallas Center-Grimes pushed their record up to 14-5 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.5 points over those games. As for Pella, they are on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Pella couldn't quite finish off Dallas Center-Grimes in their previous meeting back in January and fell 74-71. Can Pella avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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