Basketball Recap: Maquoketa Comes Up Short in High-Profile Match with Iowa City

On Monday, Maquoketa faced Iowa City in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Maquoketa Cardinals fell to the Iowa City Little Hawks 58-54. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Little Hawks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 49-48 back in January.

Maquoketa's loss dropped their record down to 19-3. As for Iowa City, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 22-8 record this season.

Maquoketa has already played their next contest, a 63-49 victory against Bellevue on the 11th. As for Iowa City, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 65-55 defeat against Xavier on the 11th.