Basketball Recap: Prairie Piles Up the Points Against Washington

There's no place like home for Prairie, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They simply couldn't be stopped on Tuesday as they easily beat the Washington Warriors 77-38. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Warriors are ranked 139th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Prairie is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.2 points over those games. As for Washington, they dropped their record down to 9-16 with the loss, which was their fifth straight on the road.

We've got a battle between Hawks coming up. Jefferson will need to watch out since Prairie has now posted at least 55 points in their last nine games. As for Washington, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Iowa City at 7:30 p.m.