The Linn-Mar Lions are taking a road trip to challenge the Iowa City Little Hawks at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Linn-Mar has struggled recently with four losses in a row, while Iowa City will arrive with four straight wins.
Linn-Mar came up short against Iowa City on Tuesday, falling 63-42. While losing is never fun, the Lions can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Iowa basketball rankings (they are ranked 148th, while the Little Hawks are ranked 27th).
Iowa City's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 17-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.7 points per game. As for Linn-Mar, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-13.
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