Louisa-Muscatine is 2-8 against Hillcrest Academy since December of 2017 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. It'll be Battle of the Birds when the Louisa-Muscatine Falcons challenge the Hillcrest Academy Ravens at 7:30 p.m. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Louisa-Muscatine is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They skirted past Lone Tree 79-76. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Falcons as it put an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Hillcrest Academy didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fairfield last Saturday, but they still walked away with a 54-48 victory. Given the Ravens' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 98th, while the Trojans are ranked 298th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Hillcrest Academy's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 7-1. As for Louisa-Muscatine, their record now sits at 3-5.
Louisa-Muscatine couldn't quite finish off Hillcrest Academy in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 and fell 45-43. Can Louisa-Muscatine avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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