The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks will face off against the Mt. Pleasant Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mid-Prairie has three straight wins, Mt. Pleasant has three straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Friday, Mid-Prairie earned a 46-39 victory over West Liberty. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Comets are ranked 203rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mt. Pleasant ended up a good deal behind Fort Madison on Friday and lost 62-44.
Mt. Pleasant's loss dropped their record down to 1-10. As for Mid-Prairie, their win bumped their record up to 13-2.
Mid-Prairie came up short against Mt. Pleasant in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 66-59. Can Mid-Prairie avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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