On Friday, the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk boys and girls basketball team’s couldn’t find a way to slow down Iowa City Regina on their senior night, falling to the Regals in both ends of a River Valley Conference doubleheader. In a showdown for a share of first place in the RVC, the Golden Hawk girls were beaten by No. 6 in 2A Regina 75-60. The Regal girls were hot offensively all night, on top 20-8 after one and 40-29 at the break, they extended their lead as large as 20 after half in finishing off the win. Regina shot 51% as a team and knocked down 10 three point goals. They also became the first team to outrebound Mid-Prairie on the sesaon. The Hawks were led by Landry Pacha’s 16 point, 10 rebound double double with 15 points from Amara Jones, and 14 from Nora Pennington. The loss snaps the Hawks 10 game winning streak that dates back to before the holidays, dropping them to 15-6 as they gear up for the playoffs Saturday when they host Prairie City Monroe.

The Golden Hawk boys fell to their rivals 65-55. Mid-Prairie led 19-14 after one quarter but Regina dominating the second eight minutes, going on a 22-4 run that spanned the entire second period to take a 36-23 lead into the break. Several times in the second half, Mid-Prairie would trim the Regal margin to eight, but could get no closer. Regina shot a sizzling 57% from the floor and hit 10 threes in the win, outrebounding Mid-Prairie by six. Karson Grout led Mid-Prairie with a career high 14 points, Alex Bean had 11 and Ace Peck 10. The loss is the fourth in a row for the Golden Hawks and drops them to 10-10 on the year, ahead of their regular season finale Tuesday when they host Fairfield.