The White River Hornets are taking a road trip to square off against the Napavine Tigers at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, everything came up roses for White River against Auburn Mountainview as the squad secured a 66-34 victory. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Lions are ranked 136th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Napavine). They took their game on Friday with ease, bagging a 79-38 win over Morton/White Pass. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Tigers.
Napavine pushed their record up to 8-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 39 points. As for White River, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.
White River strolled past Napavine in their previous meeting back in December of 2023 by a score of 55-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for White River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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