Central Lee hasn't had much luck against West Burlington recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Hawks take on the Falcons. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Central Lee sitting on four straight victories and West Burlington on six.
Central Lee is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Louisa-Muscatine by a score of 82-70 on Monday.
Meanwhile, West Burlington won against Hillcrest Academy two weeks ago with 76 points and they decided to stick to that point total again last Tuesday. West Burlington walked away with a 76-65 win over Mt. Pleasant. Given the Falcons' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 44th, while the Panthers are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Burlington pushed their record up to 18-2 with the victory, which was their 21st straight at home dating back to last season. As for Central Lee, their win bumped their record up to 13-9.
Central Lee came up short against West Burlington in their previous matchup back in January, falling 78-65. Can Central Lee avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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