Jefferson was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their sixth straight loss. They were dealt an 87-39 defeat at the hands of the Iowa City West Trojans. 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 192nd, while the Trojans are ranked 41st).
Jefferson's loss dropped their record down to 5-19. As for Iowa City West, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-8.
Looking ahead, Jefferson will head out on the road to square off against Linn-Mar at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Linn-Mar knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 matches -- so hopefully Jefferson likes a good challenge. Iowa City West does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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