R.A. Long is on a 13-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Mark Morris is on a four-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The R.A. Long Lumberjacks will host the Mark Morris Monarchs at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
On Wednesday, R.A. Long got the win against Ridgefield by a conclusive 61-41. The score at the end of the third wound up being the final score as the Lumberjacks just coasted through the last quarter.
Meanwhile, Mark Morris made easy work of Washougal on Wednesday and carried off a 65-45 win. Given the Monarchs' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 55th, while the Panthers are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mark Morris is also on a roll lately: they've won 11 of their last 12 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 18-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.7 points per game. As for R.A. Long, their victory bumped their record up to 18-1.
R.A. Long was able to grind out a solid win over Mark Morris in their previous matchup back in January, winning 69-58. Will R.A. Long repeat their success, or does Mark Morris have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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