It was a 50/50 night for the Mid-Prairie Golden Hawk basketball teams Friday when they hosted River Valley Conference rival West Branch at Tim Grady Gymnasium in Wellnan. The Golden Hawk girls were beaten by a 54-47 count. The Bears led by one after one frame but used a 17-8 run in the second quarter to take a 29-19 lead into half. In the second half, Mid-Prairie would cut the lead to as few as four down the stretch but were unable to complete the comeback. Even in the loss, the Hawks outrebounded the Bears by 13 and forced 19 turnovers. Maddie Nonnenmann led Mid-Prairie with 20 points, all in the second half. With the loss, the Golden Hawks fell to 5-4 and West Branch improved to 8-2.

In the boys contest, the Golden Hawks rolled to a 75-54 victory. Mid-Prairie started fast, winning the first quarter 21-11 and didn’t look back the rest of the night. With a 10 point lead at half, the Hawks put the game away outscoring the Bears 21-12 in the third. The Golden Hawks won the boards battle by six, committed only six turnovers and dished out 19 assists. Four players got to double figures led by Carter Harmsen’s 23 point and 12 rebound double double. Will Cavanagh and Ethan Kos each put up 14 and Jack Pennington ended with 10. With the win, the Hawks moved to 9-0.