Basketball Recap: Prairie Falls Short Against Ranked Cedar Falls

On Tuesday, Prairie faced Cedar Falls in a battle between two of the state's top teams. The Prairie Hawks fell to the Cedar Falls Tigers 53-47. The loss continues a trend for the Hawks in their matchups with the Tigers: they've now lost eight in a row.

Prairie's defeat ended an eight-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-2. As for Cedar Falls, they have been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-4 record this season.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Prairie will host Iowa City at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Iowa City will roll in looking for their eighth straight victory, something Prairie surely won't give up without a fight. As for Cedar Falls, they will be playing at home against Waterloo West at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The timing is sure in Cedar Falls' favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Waterloo West has been banged up by three consecutive losses on the road.