Basketball Game Preview: Washington Union Panthers vs. Kingsburg Vikings

Washington Union is on a four-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Kingsburg a seven-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Friday. The Washington Union Panthers will host the Kingsburg Vikings at 7:00 p.m. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Washington Union managed to keep up with Liberty until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Washington Union came up short against Liberty, falling 64-41.

Meanwhile, Kingsburg came up short against Fresno Christian on Tuesday and fell 66-53. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 402nd, while the Eagles are ranked 180th).

Kingsburg's loss dropped their record down to 7-10. As for Washington Union, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-12.

Washington Union came up short against Kingsburg in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, falling 52-45. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kingsburg's Bryce Cornett, who went 7 for 14 on his way to 16 points in addition to eight rebounds and five steals. Now that Washington Union knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.