The Pleasantville Trojans are taking a road trip to square off against the Albia Blue Demons at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Pleasantville will bounce into Thursday's game after beating Chariton, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Pleasantville walked away with a 48-36 win over Chariton on Saturday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Albia entered their tilt with Davis County on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They came out on top against the Mustangs by a score of 50-40. Given the Blue Demons' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Mustangs are ranked 234th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Albia's victory was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 29.5 points per game. As for Pleasantville, their win ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 11-8.
Pleasantville came up short against Albia in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, falling 33-20. Can Pleasantville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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