The Garfield-Palouse Vikings will face off against the Sunnyside Christian Knights at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Garfield-Palouse took a loss when they played away from home two weeks ago, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Valley Christian 62-42. The Vikings haven't had any issues with the Panthers recently, as the game was their third consecutive victory against them.
Meanwhile, it can be hard to translate regular season success to the playoffs, but Sunnyside Christian had no problem doing just that on Tuesday. They beat Waterville/Mansfield by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 59-36. Winning may never get old, but the Knights sure are getting used to it with their fifth in a row.
Garfield-Palouse's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 17-6. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.2 points. As for Sunnyside Christian, their victory bumped their record up to 20-8.
Everything came up roses for Garfield-Palouse against Sunnyside Christian in their previous meeting on February 8th, as the team secured a 64-32 win. Will Garfield-Palouse repeat their success, or does Sunnyside Christian have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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