Alburnett 64, New London 62 (OT)
New London clawed back in the fourth quarter to force overtime, but some clutch baskets by Alburnett propelled the Pirates to a 64-62 win over the Tigers last night.
New London held leads at the end of the first quarter and at halftime before Alburnett’s 19-13 third quarter run.
Alburnett is now 15-5 with the win.
New London slipped to 17-2.
The Tigers will look to right the ship tonight when they take on Holy Trinity in the second leg of their back to back.
Tip is set for 7:30 p.m. from Shottenkirk Gymnasium in Fort Madison.
Ottumwa 44, Mount Pleasant 42
Dewon Trent finished with with 15 points but it was Ottumwa’s Adam Greiner who poured in a game-high 17 leading Ottumwa to a 44-42 triumph over the Panthers.
Aaiden Ashton scored 12 points for Mount Pleasant, while Payton Hagans added 10.
The Panthers have now lost two straight games to fall to 8-11 overall.
Ottumwa is now 7-12.
Mediapolis 40, Pekin 36
Kadin Salek had 15 points while Ben Egan had 10 as Mediapolis held off a game Pekin bunch 40-36.
Pekin was paced by Luke Long with 15 points.
Mediapolis is now 14-6 on the year, improving to 13-2 in the North Division.
Pekin is 8-12, the Panthers now 8-7 in North Division action.