Hempstead was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They were beaten by the Prairie Hawks 75-43. While losing is never fun, the Mustangs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Hawks are ranked fourth).
Hempstead now has a losing record at 5-6. As for Prairie, the win was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 14-1.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Hempstead has already played their next contest (against Xavier), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Prairie will welcome Iowa City West at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Prairie's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four matches.
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