Naches Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their eighth straight defeat. They lost 80-56 to the Royal Knights. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Knights are ranked fifth).
Naches Valley's loss dropped their record down to 2-8. As for Royal, their victory was their fifth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-0.
Naches Valley will head out to take on Wapato at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Wapato knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Naches Valley likes a good challenge. As for Royal, they will host College Place at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Royal is facing College Place at the right time seeing as College Place is stuck on an eight-game losing streak.
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