Martensdale-St. Mary is on a three-game streak of home wins, while Southwest Valley is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Martensdale-St. Mary's Blue Devils will host Southwest Valley at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything went Martensdale-St. Mary's way against Wayne as Martensdale-St. Mary's made off with a 51-25 victory. Given the Blue Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 123rd, while the Falcons are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Southwest Valley made easy work of Lenox on Tuesday and carried off a 73-49 win.
Southwest Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.0 points per game. As for Martensdale-St. Mary's, their victory bumped their record up to 17-4.
Martensdale-St. Mary's came up short against Southwest Valley in their previous meeting back in January, falling 56-51. Will Martensdale-St. Mary's have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.
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