The Iowa City Little Hawks will square off against the Maquoketa Cardinals on Monday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Tuesday, everything came up roses for Iowa City against Dubuque Senior as the squad secured a 63-29 victory. The Little Hawks haven't had any issues with the Rams recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive win against them.
Meanwhile, Maquoketa waltzed into their game on Friday with six straight wins... but they left with seven. They beat the Indians by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 59-33. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 22nd, while the Indians are ranked 135th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Maquoketa's victory was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 26.8 points. As for Iowa City, their win bumped their record up to 21-7.
Iowa City won a match that couldn't have been any closer in their previous meeting back in January, slipping by Maquoketa 49-48. Will Iowa City repeat their success, or does Maquoketa have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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