Basketball Game Preview: Decorah-North Winneshiek Vikings vs. Prairie Hawks

The Decorah-North Winneshiek Vikings and the Prairie Hawks will compete for holiday cheer at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.

Prairie is hoping to do what Waukon couldn't on Tuesday: put an end to Decorah-North Winneshiek's winning streak, which now stands at five games. Decorah-North Winneshiek breezed by Waukon to the tune of 80-41. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 29 points or more this season.

Meanwhile, Prairie got the win against Linn-Mar on Friday by a conclusive 70-50. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.

Prairie's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Decorah-North Winneshiek, their victory was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-0.