Basketball Game Preview: Kent-Meridian Royals vs. Decatur Golden Gators

By Team Reports Jan 21, 2025, 12:25am

Basketball Preview: Kent-Meridian Royals vs. Decatur Golden Gators

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Previous Games

12/05/22 - Away75-59 W
02/03/22 - Home76-69 W
06/16/21 - Home76-62 W
12/15/18 - Home57-54 W
12/22/16 - Away56-72 L
+ 2 more games

Kent-Meridian is 6-1 against Decatur since January of 2015 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Kent-Meridian Royals just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Decatur Golden Gators at 7:00 p.m. Decatur took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Kent-Meridian, who comes in off a win.

Having struggled with four losses in a row, Kent-Meridian turned things around against Seattle Academy on Monday. They secured a 39-34 W over the Cardinals.

Meanwhile, Decatur came up short against Enumclaw on Friday and fell 67-60. The Golden Gators haven't had much luck with the Hornets recently, as the team's come up short the last eight times they've met.

Decatur's defeat dropped their record down to 5-8. As for Kent-Meridian, their win bumped their record up to 4-9.

Kent-Meridian strolled past Decatur in their previous meeting back in December of 2022 by a score of 75-59. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Decatur's Kevin Robello, who went 8 for 14 on his way to 22 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for Kent-Meridian to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.

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