After mirroring their 2021-22 season start with a 6-2 win-loss record, the Pella girls basketball team wants better results after this winter break as the new year begins.

Pella has several tougher matchups awaiting them in January, with not yet competing against #2 in 4A Dallas Center-Grimes or #7 in 4A Indianola in the conference circuit, and a slate of tough non-conference tilts looming with #8 in 3A Des Moines Christian and #13 in 5A Des Moines North.

Head Coach Blaine Forysthe has been impressed with the strides this Dutch group of girls has taken so far, but knows they will need to be a step better to earn wins against some ranked squads they haven’t had a lot of recent success against.

INTERVIEW WITH KYLIE TAUKE BEFORE BREAK:

Pella opens the 2023 portion of their girls basketball season on Tuesday, January 3rd at Oskaloosa, as part of a girls-boys doubleheader that can be heard on 92.1 KRLS.