St. Ansgar and West Fork are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The St. Ansgar Saints will challenge the West Fork Warhawks at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
St. Ansgar took a loss when they played away from home on Saturday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They walked away with a 50-41 victory over Nashua-Plainfield. Given the Saints' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 100th, while the Huskies are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Fork didn't have too much trouble with Central Springs on Tuesday as they won 61-42.
West Fork pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.4 points per game. As for St. Ansgar, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six contests, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
St. Ansgar won a game that couldn't have been any closer when the teams last played back in December of 2024, slipping by West Fork 46-45. The rematch might be a little tougher for St. Ansgar since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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