Basketball Recap: Mason City's Run of Nine Straight Wins Now Over

Mohawks

Previous 5 Games

01/31/25 @ Waverly-Shell Rock	37-59
01/31/25 vs Decorah-North Winneshiek	45-38
01/28/25 vs Ames	32-31
01/24/25 vs Fort Dodge	57-25
01/21/25 @ Marshalltown	44-30

It was a good run, but Mason City unfortunately witnessed the end of their nine-game winning streak on Friday. They lost 59-37 to the Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Mohawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 94th, while the Go-Hawks are ranked 22nd).

Mason City's loss dropped their record down to 13-5. As for Waverly-Shell Rock, the win (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 16-3.

Mason City has already played their next matchup, a 45-38 victory against Decorah-North Winneshiek on the 1st. Waverly-Shell Rock has also already played their next contest (against Denver), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.