The Centerville Big Reds/Redettes will square off against the Clarke Indians at 6:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Centerville has four straight victories, Clarke has nine straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
While Centerville didn't have the best season last year (they finished 2-20), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. Everything went their way against Fairfield on Monday as Centerville made off with a 60-35 win. The Big Reds/Redettes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five matches by 25 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 68-33, which was the final score in Clarke's tilt against Albia on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Blue Demons are ranked 50th).
Centerville's victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 33 points. As for Clarke, their loss dropped their record down to 0-8.
Centerville was dealt a bruising 70-34 defeat at the hands of Clarke in their previous meeting back in January of 2024. Can Centerville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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