Basketball Recap: Connell Piles Up the Points Against Naches Valley

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/21/25 vs Naches Valley	31
01/18/25 vs Granger	16
01/10/25 vs Kiona-Benton	16
12/20/24 vs College Place	9
12/10/24 vs McLoughlin	6

Connell hadn't done well against Naches Valley recently (they were 2-7 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Tuesday. The Connell Eagles simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Naches Valley Rangers 71-40. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Eagles have posted since December 6, 2024.

The victory made it two in a row for Connell and bumps their season record up to 7-8. As for Naches Valley, they dropped their record down to 3-11 with the loss, which was their seventh straight on the road.

Connell will face off against Royal at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Royal's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Naches Valley has already played their next match (against Wahluke), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.