Mitchell is 1-8 against Washington since March of 2016 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mitchell Kernels will take on the Washington Warriors at 7:45 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Mitchell is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They took down Brookings 48-30. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Kernels as it put an end to their four-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Washington had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.6 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They strolled past the Titans with points to spare, taking the game 59-41. Given the Warriors' advantage in MaxPreps' South Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked eighth, while the Titans are ranked 63rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Washington pushed their record up to 18-3 with the victory, which was their seventh straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.3 points over those games. As for Mitchell, their win bumped their record up to 14-7.
Mitchell ended up a good deal behind Washington in their previous meeting back in February, losing 64-48. Can Mitchell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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