After flying high against Durant last Friday, West Branch came back down to earth. The West Branch Bears lost to the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks on the road by a 72-56 margin on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 228th, while the Golden Hawks are ranked 82nd).
| 01/21/25 @ Mid-Prairie | 56-72 |
| 01/17/25 vs Durant | 66-36 |
| 01/14/25 @ Wilton | 78-61 |
| 01/10/25 vs Camanche | 72-51 |
| 01/09/25 @ Notre Dame | 57-72 |
West Branch moved to 5-9 with that defeat, which also ended their three-game winning streak. As for Mid-Prairie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. West Branch will face off against Lisbon at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. West Branch knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matches -- so hopefully Lisbon likes a good challenge. As for Mid-Prairie, they will square off against West Liberty at 7:45 p.m. on Friday. West Liberty will roll in looking for their fifth straight win, something Mid-Prairie surely won't give up without a fight.
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