The Mustangs have found their new normal and theyre loving it.
On Tuesday night, the Iola boys (8-8) carved up an Osawatomie team, 77-53, that beat them by a point a month ago. On Saturday they nearly knocked off an Anderson County team thats been the class of the Pioneer League and a week before that, they beat a Burlington team on their home court, avenging a 30-point defeat to start league play in December.
Needless to say, head coach Luke Bycroft is pleased.
Theyre finding their way right now and its fun to watch, Bycroft said. Especially when they play the way that they did in the second half. Were not the same team that we were when we played them the first time. Who we are is who weve been over these last two weeks and we need to keep that going.
About that second half:
After playing to a standstill in first half, Bycroft was less than pleased with what we was seeing defensively. Osawatomie was getting easy shots at the bucket, and while Iola was scoring enough to keep pace, it didnt seem sustainable.