After both having extra time off, the Washington Warriors and the Iowa City West Trojans will dust off their jerseys to face off against one another at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Washington is coming into the contest on a four-game losing streak.
It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 74-46, which was the final score in Washington's tilt against Xavier last Friday. That's two games in a row now that the Warriors have lost by exactly 28 points.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Iowa City West, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They managed a 57-53 win over Iowa City last Friday. Given the Trojans' advantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 103rd, while the Little Hawks are ranked 222nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Iowa City West now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Washington, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.
Things could have been worse for Washington, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 71-52 loss to Iowa City West in their previous meeting back in February. Can Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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