The Prairie Hawks will square off against the Waterloo West Wahawks at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Prairie has given up an average of 54.2 points per game this season, but Friday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
Prairie came up short against Iowa City West on Friday, falling 79-55. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 87th, while the Trojans are ranked 27th).
Meanwhile, Waterloo West was beaten by Iowa City West 76-46 on Tuesday. The loss continues a trend for the Wahawks in their meetings with the Trojans: they've now lost three in a row.
Waterloo West's defeat dropped their record down to 7-7. As for Prairie, they now have a losing record of 6-7.
Prairie strolled past Waterloo West in their previous matchup back in December of 2025 by a score of 58-43. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
