Having just played yesterday, the Mead Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Richland Bombers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the game red-hot, with Mead sitting on eight straight wins and Richland on 21.
Mead is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They were the clear victor by an 82-60 margin over Kamiakin. Given the Panthers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Braves are ranked 132nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Richland's strategy against Lewis & Clark on Thursday. Richland blew past Lewis & Clark 86-61. The Bombers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 14 contests by 20 points or more this season.
Mead's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-4. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.9 points over those games. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to 21-0.
Mead came up short against Richland in their previous matchup back in February of 2015, falling 72-63. Can Mead avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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