Chiawana is 2-8 against Richland since June of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Chiawana Riverhawks will head out to take on the Richland Bombers at 5:00 p.m. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Chiawana sitting on seven straight victories and Richland on 16.
On Friday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Chiawana beat Southridge 71-65. Given the Riverhawks' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 25th, while the Suns are ranked 205th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, everything went Richland's way against Pasco on Friday as Richland made off with a 66-46 win. The Bombers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 12 matches by 20 points or more this season.
Chiawana is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.8 points per game. As for Richland, their victory was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-0.
Chiawana ended up a good deal behind Richland when the teams last played back in January, losing 89-71. Can Chiawana avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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