The Prairie Hawks will venture away from home to challenge the Hempstead Mustangs at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Prairie is coming into the match hot, having won their last five games.
Last Saturday, Prairie beat Clear Creek-Amana 74-61. Given the Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked fourth, while the Clippers are ranked 54th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Hempstead came up short against Washington on Friday, falling 65-42. The loss continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Prairie's win was their seventh straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 13-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.9 points per game. As for Hempstead, their defeat ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-5.
Prairie took their victory against Hempstead when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 73-49. Will Prairie repeat their success, or does Hempstead have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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