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The Mid-Prairie boys and girls basketball teams were swept at home Monday by the Williamsburg Raiders in a non-conference doubleheader. The Golden Hawk girls fell in a tight game 48-47. Williamsburg was hot early, hitting five threes in the first quarter, opening up a 21-7 lead. The Hawks battled back in the second quarter going on a 20-5 run that lasted the entire frame to take a 30-26 lead into the break. Out of the half, Mid-Prairie stretched that lead to as large as 12. The Raiders would have the last run however, and it was big enough to get the job done. Williamsburg closed on a 16-6 sprint that spanned the entire fourth quarter, the dagger was a Taylor Busch three pointer, her fifth of the night with 20 seconds left that would put the Raiders up one, their first lead since the first half. Mid-Prairie had a pair of possessions in the final 15 seconds, but turnovers did not allow them to get off a shot. Maddie Nonnenmann led the Hawks with 14 points, Myah Lugar had 13. With the loss, Mid-Prairie is now 3-6 on the year.

The Golden Hawk boys were in a tight game early but the Raiders pulled away in the second half to take a 59-41 win. For the first 12 minutes of the game, neither side enjoyed a lead of more than four points, and Williamsburg would take a 30-24 lead into the half. Out of the break however, the Raiders found another gear and put together a run that would push the lead to 22. Carter Harmsen led the way for Mid-Prairie with 16 points. With the loss the Golden Hawks fall to 2-6. They will next be in action tonight when they travel to Durant.