The Hillcrest Academy Raven boys basketball team will step outside of the conference slate Saturday when they welcome the Bellevue Marquette Catholic Mohawks to Hillcrest Union for a boys contest. The Raven boys are 9-3 overall and have won back-to-back games entering play after a 62-35 victory at Columbus 24 hours ago. The Ravens score 52 per game and give up 40, shooting 47% from the floor along with 23 boards, 14 assists, nine steals and 13 turnovers. Individual Raven leaders are Grant Bender at 20 points and six boards per night and Luke Schrock with three assists and two steals per game.

Bellevue Marquette Catholic is 8-6 on the season and 4-3 in the Tri-Rivers Conference. They were beaten by Lisbon Friday 59-52. On the year they average 55 points per game and 50 points given up shooting 41% from the floor, 28% from downtown and 48% at the line to go along with 33 rebounds, 12 assists, nine steals, six blocks and 13 turnovers. Individually, Kannon Still is the team leader at 10 points and three steals per game. Caden Kettmann averages a team best nine rebounds and three assists per night. This is a JV/Varsity doubleheader with game one starting at 5p.m. In Kalona.