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City High let a 10-point halftime lead slip away in a 53-44 loss to Linn-Mar on Tuesday in Marion.

The Little Hawks led 29-19 at the half but the Lions roared back to improve to 10-11 and 6-9 in Mississippi Valley Conference play with the win.

City High dropped to 5-15 and 3-12 in MVC play with its third straight loss.

Keshawn Christian had 11 points and Antonio Turner added 10 for the Little Hawks.

Trey Hutcheson had a game-high 17 for Linn-Mar.

City High (44) – Antonio Turner 10, Carter Westlake 3, Malik Kimber 6, Jeremy Kambomba 7, Keshawn Christian 11, Ry Threlkeld-Weigand 7.

Linn-Mar (53) – Jacob Robertson 12, Cole Martin 2, Nolan Ruff 4, Trey Hutcheson 17, Hayden Passmore 2, Cam Nelson 4, Nate Annis 12.

Clippers Can’t Keep Up With Marion

Clear Creek Amana had a two-game winning streak snapped with a 57-41 loss to Marion in a WAMAC West Division contest in Tiffin.

The Clippers dropped to 8-12 on the season and 6-8 in WAMAC West Division play while Marion improved to 11-10 and 8-6 in WAMAC West games.

Darius Moore led Clear Creek Amana with 12 points and six rebounds and TJ Bollers had 10 rebounds for the Clippers.

Clear Creek Amana     12   6    9   14  –  41

Marion                       12  14  18  13  –  57