Just before the holiday break Martensdale-St. Mary’s invaded Pleasantville and swept a basketball doubleheader, tonight Pleasantville will look return the favor in a Pride of Iowa Conference doubleheader.The Pleasantville girls fell to the then #2 ranked Blue Devils by a 47-24 score after leading the game midway through the 3rd quarter. Coach Trevor Miller commented the Trojans will need to find a way to handle the Blue Devils full court pressure to try to pull of the upset. The Pleasantville boys battled back twice in the second half from 13 point deficits only to fall by a 53-52 score. The Trojans were nipped by a pair of Blue Devil free throws with under a minute to play. Coach Tom Wilkins is looking for his team to avoid the flat start that has plagued them recently and for more consistency on the floor. You can hear Pleasantville basketball live tonight on kniakrls.com, pregame is set for 6PM with Zach Ulin and David Hecht on the call.

In other action tonight:
Mormon Trail at Melcher-Dallas
Twin Cedars at Moravia
P-C-M at Gilbert