Aplington-Parkersburg is on a 12-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Waverly-Shell Rock is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Aplington-Parkersburg Falcons will host the Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks at 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Aplington-Parkersburg knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matches -- so hopefully Waverly-Shell Rock likes a good challenge.
Last Friday, Aplington-Parkersburg strolled past Union with points to spare, taking the game 75-61. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Knights are ranked 110th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Waverly-Shell Rock won against Cascade on Friday with 72 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Saturday. Waverly-Shell Rock beat Cascade by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 72-52. The Go-Hawks have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.
Waverly-Shell Rock is on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.6 points. As for Aplington-Parkersburg, their win bumped their record up to 18-1.
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