Prairie and Waterloo West are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2016, but not for long. The Prairie Hawks will be playing in front of their home fans against the Waterloo West Wahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Prairie has seven straight victories, Waterloo West has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Prairie is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Iowa's top teams: Iowa City West, who was ranked 15th at the time (Prairie was ranked fourth). Prairie came out on top against Iowa City West by a score of 65-57 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Waterloo West lost 64-43 to Iowa City West on Tuesday. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest defeat the Wahawks have suffered against the Trojans since February 4, 2019.
Waterloo West's loss dropped their record down to 5-10. As for Prairie, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 15-1.
Prairie took their victory against Waterloo West when the teams last played back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 67-45. Does Prairie have another victory up their sleeve, or will Waterloo West turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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