The Earlham Cardinals will square off against the Martensdale-St. Mary's Blue Devils on Thursday. The two teams are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.
Earlham is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Monday with ease, bagging an 83-23 win over Lamoni. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 127th, while the Demons are ranked 350th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Martensdale-St. Mary's waltzed into their game on Monday with ten straight wins... but they left with 11. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Falcons 47-20. The Blue Devils have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Martensdale-St. Mary's pushed their record up to 20-4 with the victory, which was their eighth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.1 points over those games. As for Earlham, their win bumped their record up to 14-8.
Earlham couldn't quite finish off Martensdale-St. Mary's in their previous meeting back in February of 2021 and fell 47-45. Will Earlham have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.
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