The Waterloo West Wahawks will venture away from home to face off against the Iowa City Little Hawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Iowa City took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Waterloo West, who comes in off a win.
Waterloo West is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 81-54 win over Washington. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest victory the Wahawks have posted since December 12, 2023.
Meanwhile, Iowa City was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were three points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 39-36 heartbreaker at the hands of Wahlert. While losing is never fun, the Little Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 194th, while the Golden Eagles are ranked 42nd).
Iowa City's defeat dropped their record down to 4-15. As for Waterloo West, they now have a winning record of 5-4.
Waterloo West was able to grind out a solid win over Iowa City in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 51-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Waterloo West since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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