Kiona-Benton is 1-9 against Royal since February of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Tuesday. The Kiona-Benton Bears will head out on the road to face off against the Royal Knights at 7:15 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Kiona-Benton took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They came out on top against College Place by a score of 73-62.
Meanwhile, Royal had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 25.4 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Saturday. They blew past the Rangers 78-40. The Knights have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Royal pushed their record up to 19-1 with the victory, which was their tenth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.5 points. As for Kiona-Benton, their win bumped their record up to 9-10.
Kiona-Benton might still be hurting after the 74-51 loss they got from Royal in their previous matchup back in January. Can Kiona-Benton avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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