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The Hillcrest Academy and Columbus boys basketball teams will lace them up for the final time in the regular season tonight when the Ravens visit Columbus Junction. Hillcrest comes in at 10-10 on the year and 9-6 in the Southeast Iowa Superconference after a 56-40 loss in Saturday’s Superconference Shoot Out in Kalona to Mediapolis where Luke Schrock had 15 points and Grant Bender 12. On the season, the Ravens score 55 points per game and give up 48, shooting 44% from the floor, 30% from three and 57% at the line with 24 boards, 13 assists, 11 steals and 12 turnovers per game. Individually, Bender has a team best 17 points and six rebounds per game. Schrock has three assists and steals per night.

Columbus is 3-17 this season, 3-12 in the Superconference after a 56-44 loss to Central Lee in the boys Shoot Out this weekend. This season the ‘Cats score 38 points per game and give up 64, shooting 28% from the floor, 22% from three and 51% at the line with 30 rebounds, seven assists, eight steals and 19 turnovers per game. Grant Watson leads the way at 11 points, seven rebounds and two assists per game. Hillcrest has won the last 28 over Columbus including a 65-20 victory last month in Kalona.

You can hear all of the action live tonight from Columbus High School on FM 106.1 and KCIIradio.com, beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame Show at 6:30 and tip between the Ravens and Wildcats at 7p.m.