The Kiona-Benton Bears will take on the College Place Hawks at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Kiona-Benton is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Zillah on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Kiona-Benton lost 91-68 to Zillah. While losing is never fun, the Bears can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 198th, while the Leopards are ranked 22nd).
Meanwhile, College Place was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their 14th straight loss. They were four points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-53 heartbreaker at the hands of Connell.
This is the second loss in a row for Kiona-Benton and nudges their season record down to 8-10. As for College Place, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-14.
Everything came up roses for Kiona-Benton against College Place in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, as the squad secured a 79-48 win. Does Kiona-Benton have another victory up their sleeve, or will College Place turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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