West Marshall and Saydel are an even 3-3 against one another since February of 2021, but not for long. The West Marshall Trojans will venture away from home to challenge the Saydel Eagles at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.
Last Tuesday, West Marshall took a blow against Grand View Christian, falling 83-46. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Thunder are ranked 15th).
Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Saydel took on South Hamilton on Tuesday. Saydel blew past South Hamilton, posting a 65-28 victory.
Saydel's win bumped their record up to 6-8. As for West Marshall, their defeat ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 8-7.
West Marshall didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Saydel in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 52-46 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for West Marshall 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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