The Hamburg Wildcats will venture away from home to face off against the Essex Trojans at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Hamburg is coming in off a wild two-game stretch: after soaring to 80 points last Monday, they were much more limited against Stanton on Tuesday. They took a blow against the Vikings, falling 92-24. The Wildcats haven't had much luck with the Vikings recently, as the team's come up short the last three times they've met.
Meanwhile, Essex was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their tenth straight defeat. They were dealt a 76-40 loss at the hands of East Mills. While losing is never fun, the Trojans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 342nd, while East Mills are ranked 143rd).
Hamburg's defeat dropped their record down to 3-15. As for Essex, their loss dropped their record down to 4-20.
Hamburg beat Essex 68-55 when the teams last played back in January. Does Hamburg have another victory up their sleeve, or will Essex turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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