The Keota Eagles continued their excellent boys’ basketball season by pulling away in the second half to defeat Belle Plaine 68-56 Tuesday night. Keota led 12-9 after one quarter but created cushion from there, building the advantage to nine points at halftime and nearly doubling that en route to a 47-30 lead going into the final period. It was another strong night for the Eagle offense, with four players in double-figure scoring. Junior forward Evan Vittetoe had a double-double with game highs of 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocked shots. Junior point guard Cole Kindred posted 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while senior Aidan Anderson finished with 13 points, five boards and two steals to help the Eagles improve to 10-2 in the South Iowa Cedar League and 13-3 overall.

The Keota girls also defeated Belle Plaine Tuesday evening, 49-36. The Eagles flipped a two-point deficit after the first quarter on its head and led by two at the half. A 16-5 run in the third quarter gave Keota a comfortable lead that it would not give back, as the Eagles move to 5-6 in conference play and 6-10 overall.

Both Keota teams next play tomorrow night against their rivals from Sigourney, who were also in action Tuesday and split a doubleheader against Iowa Valley. The Savage girls defeated the Tigers 37-30 to jump to 6-5 in conference action and 9-7 overall. The Sigourney boys saw a 12-point, fourth-quarter lead evaporate in a 62-56 loss, dropping them to 6-6 in league play and 8-8 overall.