Both the Mid-Prairie girls’ and boys’ basketball teams played in a River Valley Conference Showdown against the West Branch Bears. As heard on AM 1380, FM 102.5 and on KCIIradio.com the Lady Hawks were looking for a four game winning streak as the Golden Hawks were looking for their first win. The girls won a thriller at home with a score of 48-46. The boys would not be so lucky as they lost to West Branch 67-32.

On the girls’ side it was a tight game throughout with the scored tied at 19-19 at halftime. In the third quarter the Lady Hawks went on an 8-0 run to keep the lead for all of the third quarter and most of the fourth. In the final seconds Mid-Prairie was up by two points when West Branch tried a three-point shot that landed no good. The Bears then got the rebound and were fouled on a lay-up attempt with no time left on the clock. West Branch missed the first free throw to advance Mid-Prairie to 8-4 on the season. Senior Ali Riggan finished with nine points to lead the Lady Hawks.

On the boys’ side the game was close after the first quarter with Mid-Prairie leading 8-7. The wheels would come off the wagon in the second, as the Bears stormed with a 25-0 run in the second quarter with the Golden Hawks committing 10 turnovers in the quarter. The score was 32-8 going into halftime. Mid-Prairie was playing catch up rest of the game but couldn’t recover after getting in a deep hole. The Golden Hawks were led by sophomore Isaiahn Powell with 12 points and junior Nolan Faselt had 10 points.

Both teams will play next at home against West Liberty Tuesday starting with the girls’ game at 6:15 p.m. You can catch the game here on KCII starting with the Washington Hy-Vee Pregame show at 5:45 p.m. on AM 1380, FM 102.5 and on KCIIradio.com.