The Davenport North Wildcats will be playing at home against the Hempstead Mustangs on Monday. The two teams have had a bumpy ride up to this point with three consecutive losses for Davenport North and four for Hempstead.
Davenport North pushed their score all the way to 56 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 73-56 bruising from Bettendorf. While losing is never fun, Davenport North can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while Bettendorf is ranked 33rd).
Meanwhile, Hempstead lost to Liberty on the road by a decisive 66-47 margin on Thursday.
Davenport North has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 12-10 record this season. As for Hempstead, their loss dropped their record down to 7-16.
Davenport North and Hempstead were neck-and-neck when the teams last played back in February of 2022, but Davenport North came up empty-handed after a 52-51 defeat. Can Davenport North avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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