BUFFALO CENTER, Ia. — The Eagle Grove Eagles basketball teams returned to action on Friday night, as they made the trip into far northern Iowa to take on the North Iowa Bison in Top of Iowa West action at North Iowa High School in Buffalo Center.
Eagle Grove started off ahead after one quarter, leading 14-13, extending that lead at halftime to 28-24. An evenly matched 3rd quarter kept the Eagles ahead going into the 4th, but North Iowa mounted a rally and never looked back in a 58-50 loss for the Eagles.
Taytum Edwards led the Eagles with 20 points and 4 assists, while Myka Anderson had 11 points and 10 rebounds, as Ellie Lenning added 8 points and 7 assists.
The boys game followed and would be tightly contested throughout as well, as North Iowa led 13-12 after the first quarter, but a defensive-filled 2nd quarter put the Eagles ahead 22-20 at halftime. The 3rd quarter played out similarly as Eagle Grove led 34-33, but a high-scoring 4th quarter would belong to North Iowa as the Bison capped a 57-52 victory.
Adrian Whipple had a career-night, finishing with 33 points, 11 rebounds and 4 steals, as Gavin Pedersen finished with 15 points and 10 rebounds. Rockwell Hughes led North Iowa with 12 points.
Eagle Grove basketball returns to action on Tuesday night, as they travel to Garner to take on the Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Cardinals in Top of Iowa West action at GHV High School with tipoff at 6:15 PM.