The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk girls basketball team continues their busy early season with a game against rival Iowa City Regina Thursday night in Wellman. Mid-Prairie stands at 2-3 on the year and 1-2 in league play following a 55-50 loss in Wellman to West Liberty Tuesday, despite an 11 point night from Amara Jones. This year, Mid-Prairie is scoring 54 points per game and giving up 51, shooting 33% from the floor, 31% from downtown and 59% at the line with 39 rebounds, 11 assists, 10 steals and 15 turnovers per game. Individual leaders include Jones at 13 points, six assists and four steals per game. Landry Pacha is also in double figures at 10 points per night with a team best six boards per game.

Iowa City Regina is 4-1 on the year and a perfect 3-0 in the River Valley after blasting Durant 78-23 in Iowa City Tuesday behind Morgan Miller’s 26 points and 20 from Alli Clark. Regina is ranked No. 8 in Class 2A according to the first poll of the year, issued by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. On the year, the Regals are scoring 65 a night and giving up 43, shooting 47% from the floor, 36% from three and 64% at the line with 30 boards, 16 assists, 12 steals and 15 turnovers per game. Individual Regal leaders include Miller at 20 points, five assists, five boards and three steals per night. Clark averages 16 points, four boards, three assists and three steals per game. Regina has won 27 of the last 34 in the series including seven straight, beating the Hawks 52-31 and 55-46 a season ago. Action starts tonight at 7:45p.m. at Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellman.