Basketball Game Preview: College Place Hawks vs. Connell Eagles

College Place is on a five-game streak of home losses, Connell a six-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the College Place Hawks duke it out with the Connell Eagles at 7:15 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.

Last Friday, College Place was beaten by Cashmere 77-37. While losing is never fun, the Hawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 307th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 75th).

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 76-48, which was the final score in Connell's tilt against Zillah on Saturday.

College Place's defeat dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Connell, their loss dropped their record down to 7-10.

College Place came up short against Connell when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 57-48. Will College Place have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.