The Okoboji Pioneers will head out to challenge the Spirit Lake Indians at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Okoboji is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Last Tuesday, Okoboji had to suffer through a 75-41 loss at the hands of Sioux Central. While losing is never fun, the Pioneers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 229th, while the Rebels are ranked 95th).
Spirit Lake has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They lost 75-49 to Rock Valley on Tuesday.
Spirit Lake's defeat ended a nine-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 10-2. As for Okoboji, their loss dropped their record down to 3-10.
Okoboji came up short against Spirit Lake in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 62-50. Can Okoboji avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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