Basketball Game Preview: Mark Morris Monarchs vs. R.A. Long Lumberjacks

The Mark Morris Monarchs will square off against the R.A. Long Lumberjacks at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Mark Morris will be strutting in after a win while R.A. Long will be coming in after a defeat.

R.A. Long will be up against a hot Mark Morris team: the squad just extended their winning streak to three. Mark Morris walked away with a 51-38 victory over Washougal on Tuesday.

Meanwhile, R.A. Long came up short against Ridgefield on Tuesday and fell 46-35. The loss continues a trend for the Lumberjacks in their matchups with the Spudders: they've now lost four in a row.

Mark Morris is on a roll lately: they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-7 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.5 points per game. As for R.A. Long, their defeat dropped their record down to 6-12.

Mark Morris strolled past R.A. Long in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 57-38. Does Mark Morris have another victory up their sleeve, or will R.A. Long turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.