The Davis County Mustangs and the Wayne Falcons, after both having extra time off, will shake off the rust and duke it out on Monday. Davis County will be strutting in after a victory while Wayne will be coming in after a defeat.
While Davis County didn't have the best season last year (they finished 10-13), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They put the hurt on Cardinal with a sharp 51-30 win last Monday. The Mustangs have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Wayne was beaten by Nodaway Valley 72-40 two weeks ago. While losing is never fun, the Falcons can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 176th, while the Wolverines are ranked 29th).
This is the second loss in a row for Wayne and nudges their season record down to 4-4. As for Davis County, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Davis County was able to grind out a solid victory over Wayne in their previous meeting back in December of 2021, winning 47-37. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Falcons have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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