West Liberty is 1-9 against Mid-Prairie since February of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The West Liberty Comets will face off against the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawks at 7:45 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mid-Prairie will be up against a hot West Liberty squad: the team just extended their winning streak to four. West Liberty walked away with a 56-47 win over Tipton on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Mid-Prairie didn't have too much trouble with West Branch on Tuesday as they won 72-56. Given the Golden Hawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 82nd, while the Bears are ranked 228th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
West Liberty is also on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a massive bump to their 8-8 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.2 points per game. As for Mid-Prairie, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-2.
West Liberty couldn't quite finish off Mid-Prairie in their previous matchup on January 3rd and fell 63-61. Can West Liberty avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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