On Monday, the Hillcrest Academy Ravens strolled past the Central City Wildcats with points to spare, taking the game 64-48. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 90th, while the Wildcats are ranked 275th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest Academy has been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season. As for Central City, their loss dropped their record down to 7-15.
Coming up, it'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Ravens challenge the Eagles on Thursday. Keota knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 11 games -- so hopefully Hillcrest Academy likes a good challenge. Central City does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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