The Maquoketa Cardinals will take on the Northeast Rebels in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Tuesday, Maquoketa made easy work of Beckman and carried off a 51-26 victory.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Northeast). They strolled past Bellevue with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 91-73. Given the Rebels' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Comets are ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northeast's win was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 5-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.0 points per game. As for Maquoketa, their victory bumped their record up to 2-3.
Maquoketa beat Northeast 87-75 in their previous matchup back in January. Does Maquoketa have another victory up their sleeve, or will Northeast turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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