Burlington was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were dealt an 80-35 loss at the hands of the Prairie Hawks. While losing is never fun, the Grayhounds can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 255th, while the Hawks are ranked 12th).
Burlington's defeat dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Prairie, they are on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-3 record this season.
Looking ahead, Burlington will head out on the road to square off against Waterloo East at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. As for Prairie, they didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 77-38 win against Washington on the 11th.
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