The Midland Eagles will venture away from home to challenge the Maquoketa Valley Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Midland is looking for their season's first victory.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 63-31, which was the final score in Midland's tilt against Lisbon on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 359th, while the Lions are ranked 167th).
Meanwhile, Maquoketa Valley beat Central City 52-40 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for Maquoketa Valley.
Midland's loss dropped their record down to 0-17. As for Maquoketa Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-6 record this season.
Midland was taken down by Maquoketa Valley 57-21 in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Midland avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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