Principia is on a four-game streak of home wins, while South Iron is on a three-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Principia Panthers will take on the South Iron Panthers at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Both teams come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Principia put the finishing touches on their 12th blowout victory of the season last Monday. They blew past Christian School District, posting a 49-21 victory at home. Given Principia's advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 112th, while Christian School District is ranked 438th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
South Iron proved they can win big last Tuesday (they won by 40) but on Thursday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Ste. Genevieve out 60-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Principia is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season. As for South Iron, their win bumped their record up to 12-7.
