Basketball Game Preview: Serena Huskers vs. Hiawatha Hawks

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Previous Games

01/20/25 - Neutral	53-15 W
01/25/24 - Away	48-13 W
01/05/23 - Home	45-7 W
01/18/22 - Home	52-9 W
01/06/22 - Away	58-9 W
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Serena has gone 10-0 against Hiawatha recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Serena Huskers will look to defend their home court against the Hiawatha Hawks at 5:30 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Serena has six straight wins, Hiawatha has 21 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

On Tuesday, Serena didn't have too much trouble with Reed-Custer as they won 42-24. Given the Huskers' advantage in MaxPreps' Illinois basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Comets are ranked 480th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Hiawatha ended up a good deal behind Forreston on Monday and lost 38-23.

Serena has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 11 of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 28.3 points per game. As for Hiawatha, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-22.

Everything came up roses for Serena against Hiawatha when the teams last played last Monday, as the squad secured a 53-15 victory. Will Serena repeat their success, or does Hiawatha have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.