Having just played yesterday, the Waterville Shockers will head out on the road to face off against the Davenport Gorillas at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Waterville's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Curlew's usually-dominant defense. Waterville blew past Curlew 60-36. The win was familiar territory for the Shockers who have now won three matches in a row.
Meanwhile, Davenport entered their tilt with Chewelah two weeks ago with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They put the hurt on the Cougars with a sharp 50-27 victory. Given the Gorillas' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Cougars are ranked 311th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Davenport pushed their record up to 8-1 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.5 points. As for Waterville, their victory bumped their record up to 8-1.
Waterville lost to Davenport on the road by a decisive 59-43 margin in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Waterville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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