Basketball Game Preview: Moses Lake Mavericks vs. Hanford Falcons

The Moses Lake Mavericks and the Hanford Falcons will round out the year against one another at at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.

Last Monday, Moses Lake lost to Liberty at home by a 67-52 margin. While losing is never fun, the Mavericks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 219th, while the Patriots are ranked 36th).

Meanwhile, Hanford was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their 13th straight defeat dating back to last season. They took a hard 59-41 fall against Kamiakin. The matchup marked the Falcons' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Hanford's loss dropped their record down to 0-6. As for Moses Lake, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 3-5.

Moses Lake beat Hanford 69-57 in their previous matchup back in December of 2015. Will Moses Lake repeat their success, or does Hanford have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.