The Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk girls basketball team is on the road to open the tournament trail Saturday when they travel to No. 13 West Liberty. The Golden Hawks come into the game with an overall record of 7-14. Last time out they lost to Monticello 57-17 on Monday. The Hawks were outscored 30-5 in the second half of the loss, Myah Lugar led the way with nine points. For the season Mid-Prairie is led by Maddie Nonnenmann at 12 points per game. Myah Lugar is best on the glass with 95 rebounds and Amara Jones has a team best 76 steals and 62 assists.

West Liberty comes into the game with an overall record of 17-4. The Comets are ranked No. 13 in the latest poll from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Last time out they beat Wilton 65-44 behind 21 points from Macy Daufeldt, 16 from Finley Hall and 13 from Sailor Hall. On the year the Comets are led by Finley Hall and Daufeldt each at 13 points per game. Sailor Hall has the team lead with 67 assists. She is also best on the glass with 139 rebounds. The Comets swept the series between these two schools this year, beating Mid-Prairie 63-61 in Wellman and 39-33 at West Liberty. This week, Golden Hawk head coach Danny Hershberger talked about seeing West Liberty again. ” We know each other well, we’ve played twice already. Now it’s a matter of executing what we want to do and stopping what they do. It’s about who wants it more at this point. Turnovers and rebounding are important. If we can take care of the basketball and hold them to just one shot, that will go a long way toward helping us win on Saturday.”

You can hear all of the action live today on AM 1380, FM 102.5 and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame show at 4:30 and tip at 5p.m. From West Liberty High School.