Basketball Preview: Hiawatha Hawks vs. Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy Guardians
The Hiawatha Hawks just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy Guardians at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday. Hiawatha is coming into the contest on a five-game losing streak.
Hiawatha is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Earlville on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Hiawatha lost 32-8 to Earlville. The game marked the Hawks' lowest-scoring match so far this season.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy). They came out on top against Westminster Christian by a score of 47-35 on Monday. The Guardians pushed the score to 45-18 by the end of the third, a deficit the Warriors cut but never quite recovered from.
Hiawatha's loss dropped their record down to 1-6. As for Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy, their win ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Things could have been worse for Hiawatha, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 42-28 loss to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy in their previous matchup on Saturday. Can Hiawatha avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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