The Orient-Macksburg Bulldogs will face off against the East Union Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Monday. Orient-Macksburg will be strutting in after a victory while East Union will be coming in after a loss.
Orient-Macksburg will bounce into Monday's contest after beating Seymour, who they had gone 1-8 against in their nine prior meetings. Orient-Macksburg managed a 32-28 win over Seymour on Friday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Bulldogs.
Meanwhile, East Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their 18th straight defeat dating back to last season. They were beaten by Martensdale-St. Mary's 63-29. 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 328th, while the Blue Devils are ranked 89th).
Orient-Macksburg's victory bumped their record up to 7-4. As for East Union, their loss dropped their record down to 0-14.
Orient-Macksburg didn't have too much breathing room in their game against East Union in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, but they still walked away with a 43-39 win. Does Orient-Macksburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will East Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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