(Harlan, IA) — Its a Hawkeye Ten Conference showdown tonight as Creston visits Harlan, coverage on KSOM.
The boys game will pit two teams that are pretty evenly matched — Harlan is 6-8 on the season and broke a three game losing streak on Tuesday with a 67-45 win over Denison Schleswig. The Cyclones are led by Junior Dallas McDowell at 16.9 ppg and Sophomore Kobe Klassen at 13.9 ppg. Head Coach Mitch Osborn says they would have a few more wins if they could be more consistent on offense
Audio PlayerCreston is 7-8 and lost to Glenwood 52-45 on Tuesday where they limited the Rams leading scorer Ayden Gibson to 8. The Panthers led by inside force Senior Jake Hoyt who averages 19.3 a game but he fills up the paint so Osborn says they can’t use one guy against him, they have to use a variety of defenses
Audio PlayerOn the girls side, Harlan moved up one spot from #14 to #13 in the latest Girls Union rankings. The Cyclones did play last night beating Maryville, MO 67-55. Grace Albertsen led with 21 points, Kenzley Bruck had 20 points and Aubrey Schwieso added 19. Schwieso comes into tonight’s game only 4 away from 1,000 career points. Harlan is 14-3 and face a Creston team that is 6-11 and just broke a 4 game losing streak with a 51-46 win over Glenwood. The Panthers are led by Junior Kadley Bailey with 18.5 ppg, the only Panther who averages in double figures. Bailey does shoot 38 percent from three point land.
Game time for the Girls tonight is 6:00, Boys to follow, coverage on KSOM and Western Iowa Today TV.
