Hempstead lost against Cedar Falls back in February of 2024, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. The Hempstead Mustangs fell to the Cedar Falls Tigers 51-46. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Tigers are ranked 12th).
Hempstead has also been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last ten contests, which has put a noticeable dent in their 6-12 record this season. As for Cedar Falls, the victory was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 17-5.
While Hempstead had to take the loss, they won't have to wait long to give it another shot: the pair's next game is a rematch scheduled on February 22nd.
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