The Gladbrook-Reinbeck Rebels are taking a road trip to challenge the Union Knights at 6:15 p.m. on Monday. Gladbrook-Reinbeck will be strutting in after a victory while Union will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Friday, Gladbrook-Reinbeck humbled Oelwein with a 73-38 victory. The Rebels have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Union was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their seventh straight loss. They lost 52-32 to Aplington-Parkersburg. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 316th, while the Falcons are ranked 113th).
Union's defeat dropped their record down to 2-17. As for Gladbrook-Reinbeck, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-3 record this season.
Everything came up roses for Gladbrook-Reinbeck against Union in their previous matchup back in February of 2024, as the team secured a 56-23 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Gladbrook-Reinbeck 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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