Basketball Game Preview: Royal Knights vs. College Place Hawks

Royal and College Place are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2020, but not for long. The Royal Knights will challenge the College Place Hawks at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.

On Tuesday, Royal came up short against Kiona-Benton and fell 49-38. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Meanwhile, College Place was able to grind out a solid victory over Wahluke on Tuesday, taking the game 41-33.

College Place's win ended a six-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-11. As for Royal, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-9.

Everything came up roses for Royal against College Place in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 72-34 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Royal since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.