Basketball Game Preview: Barstow Knights vs. Washburn Rural Blues

The Barstow Knights are taking a road trip to square off against the Washburn Rural Blues at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Barstow will come in still looking for their first win of the season.

Barstow is headed into the game having just suffered their closest loss since January 26th on Friday. They fell just short of Ruskin by a score of 58-55.

Meanwhile, Washburn Rural's undefeated season came to an end after three games on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 65-49 to Highland Park. The loss was the Blues' first of the season.

Barstow will need focus on slowing down Kaden Ballard, one of several Washburn Rural players who made an impact when they last played. He went 5 of 10 en route to 15 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of John Hoytal, who posted ten points.

Barstow's defeat dropped their record down to 0-4. As for Washburn Rural, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 3-1.