Photo courtesy of Troy L. Hugen Photography

Looking to reach the District Championship game for the ninth time in the last ten years, the Pella Christian boys basketball team travels to Davis County for a Class 2A District 10 Semifinal matchup tonight. 

The Eagles cruised to a 61-36 victory in their postseason opener against Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Monday night, while the Mustangs had a first-round bye. Davis County last took the court for a game a week ago, falling 56-37 against Central Lee. Tonight’s meeting between Pella Christian and the Mustangs will be the first in over a decade, but their third matchup in the series overall. The last time the two teams squared off with one another was on February 14th, 2013, with the Eagles improving to 3-0 overall in the series with a 69-35 win. Davis County has been led on the season by the senior duo of Hayden Utt and Carter Will. Utt leads the Mustangs with 14.9 points and 12.9 rebounds a game, while Will averages 14.1 points and 8.6 rebounds per contest.

Coverage of tonight’s Class 2A District 10 semifinal game between Pella Christian and Davis County in Bloomfield can be heard live on 92.1 KRLS, beginning with pregame at 6:30 pm.