Basketball Game Preview: Hinckley-Big Rock Royals vs. Hiawatha Hawks

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Previous Games

11/23/24 - Home	46-13 W
01/15/24 - Neutral	66-31 W
01/04/24 - Home	79-19 W
11/18/23 - Home	51-28 W
01/30/23 - Away	43-19 W
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Hinckley-Big Rock has gone 10-0 against Hiawatha recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Hinckley-Big Rock Royals are taking a road trip to square off against the Hiawatha Hawks at 5:30 p.m. Hinckley-Big Rock will be strutting in after a win while Hiawatha will be coming in after a loss.

Hinckley-Big Rock will head into Monday's game on the come-up: they were handed a 29-point defeat in their previous outing, but that didn't affect their clutch gene on Monday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 37-34 victory over Ashton-Franklin Center.

Meanwhile, Hiawatha was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They had to suffer through a 53-11 loss at the hands of Harvard.

Hiawatha's defeat dropped their record down to 1-15. As for Hinckley-Big Rock, their win ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 7-5.

Everything came up roses for Hinckley-Big Rock against Hiawatha in their previous meeting back in November of 2024, as the team secured a 46-13 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Hinckley-Big Rock since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.