The Warden Cougars and the Mabton Vikings will face off at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Warden has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with five defeats in a row, Warden turned things around against Granger on Friday. They walked away with a 55-48 win over the Spartans.
Meanwhile, Mabton unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Friday. They were dealt an 81-45 loss at the hands of Columbia. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 76th, while the Coyotes are ranked ninth).
Warden's victory bumped their record up to 2-11. As for Mabton, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-4.
Warden couldn't quite finish off Mabton in their previous matchup back in February of 2024 and fell 66-63. Can Warden avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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