St. Mary has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They had to suffer through a 72-42 loss at the hands of the Western Christian Wolfpack. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Wolfpack are ranked third).
St. Mary's loss dropped their record down to 10-3. As for Western Christian, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 12-2.
St. Mary's has already played their next contest, a 63-54 win against Akron-Westfield on the 21st. As for Western Christian, they will square off against Elkhorn North at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Western Christian knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 matchups -- so hopefully Elkhorn North likes a good challenge.
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