Basketball Recap: Mabton Beats River View for Their Fourth Straight Victory

Mabton barely beat River View the last time the pair played, but that sure wasn't the case this time around. The Mabton Vikings blew past the River View Panthers 64-44 on Tuesday. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Panthers are ranked 364th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Vikings

Previous 4 Games

01/07/25 @ River View	64-44
01/04/25 vs Tonasket	59-56
01/03/25 @ Sunnyside Christian	76-58
12/28/24 @ Colville	82-65

The victory was the fourth in a row for Mabton, bringing their record for this year to 10-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for River View, they dropped their record down to 0-10 with the loss, which was their fifth straight at home.

Mabton will host Columbia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Columbia's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven contests. As for River View, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the River View Panthers duke it out with the Tri-Cities Prep Jaguars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.