After losing to Linn-Mar the last time they met, Iowa City West decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Iowa City West Trojans walked away with a 55-45 victory over the Linn-Mar Lions on Tuesday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Lions are ranked 142nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Trojans
| 01/28/25 vs Linn-Mar | 55-45 |
| 01/21/25 vs Waterloo West | 64-43 |
| 01/14/25 vs Dubuque Senior | 71-37 |
| 12/20/24 vs Iowa City | 63-46 |
| 12/17/24 vs Wahlert | 53-44 |
| + 2 more games |
Iowa City West's win was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 60.4 points per game. As for Linn-Mar, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-15.
Iowa City West has already played their next game (against Cedar Falls), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Linn-Mar will face off against Pleasant Valley at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. Pleasant Valley knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Linn-Mar likes a good challenge.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
