Pleasant Valley won the last time they faced Clinton and things went their way on Friday too. The Pleasant Valley Spartans strolled past the Clinton River Kings with points to spare, taking the game 66-49. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 81st, while the River Kings are ranked 301st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Pleasant Valley is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.0 points per game. As for Clinton, they are on a 37-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-14.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Pleasant Valley will head out to square off against Muscatine at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Muscatine is on a seven-game streak of home wins, Pleasant Valley a three-game streak of away wins -- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court. As for Clinton, they will square off against Central DeWitt at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
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