Basketball Game Preview: Hillcrest Academy Ravens vs. Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves

The Hillcrest Academy Ravens will square off against the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Hillcrest Academy and 13 for Winfield-Mt. Union.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Hillcrest Academy duked it out withKeota on Saturday. Hillcrest Academy took a 55-51 hit to the loss column at the hands of Keota.

Meanwhile, Winfield-Mt. Union was beaten by Lone Tree 74-35 on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Wolves can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 306th, while the Lions are ranked 132nd).

Hillcrest Academy's loss dropped their record down to 5-5. As for Winfield-Mt. Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-13.

Hillcrest Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Winfield-Mt. Union in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, but they still walked away with a 62-56 victory. Does Hillcrest Academy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Winfield-Mt. Union turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.