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| 01/11/25 - Away | 68-46 W |
| 01/19/24 - Away | 61-39 W |
| 01/06/24 - Home | 63-35 W |
| 01/12/23 - Home | 58-37 W |
| 12/01/22 - Away | 70-56 W |
| + 5 more games |
Inchelium has gone 10-0 against Republic recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The Inchelium Hornets will be playing at home against the Republic Tigers at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Inchelium's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 13 games.
Inchelium will bounce into Friday's matchup after beating Cusick, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Inchelium strolled past Cusick with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 69-53.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Republic). They took their contest on Wednesday with ease, bagging an 81-28 win over Columbia. The Tigers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.
Republic found their leader in freshman Landon Short, who went 13 of 17 on his way to 33 points in addition to eight assists and eight boards. That makes it ten consecutive games in which Short has scored at least a third of Republic's points. Another player making a difference was Christopher Pacheco, who went 6 for 13 en route to 17 points.
Republic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
Inchelium is on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last ten contests, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.1 points per game. As for Republic, their victory bumped their record up to 11-7.
Everything went Inchelium's way against Republic in their previous meeting two weeks ago, as Inchelium made off with a 68-46 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Short, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Inchelium still be able to contain Short? There's only one way to find out.
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