Akron-Westfield suffered their biggest loss since January 13th on Tuesday. They came up short against the Hinton Blackhawks, falling 63-43. While losing is never fun, the Westerners can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Blackhawks are ranked 127th).
Akron-Westfield has been struggling recently as they've lost nine of their last 12 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-14 record this season. As for Hinton, they moved to 13-5 with that victory, which also ended their three-game losing streak.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Akron-Westfield will head out to square off against Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen-Union will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Akron-Westfield surely won't give up without a fight. Hinton has already played their next game (against Trinity Christian), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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