The Connell Eagles are taking a road trip to face off against the Naches Valley Rangers at 7:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Connell has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Connell is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They blew past Wahluke 73-44 on Saturday. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Eagles had established a 22 point advantage.
Meanwhile, Naches Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They had to suffer through a 78-40 loss at the hands of Royal. While losing is never fun, the Rangers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 291st, while the Knights are ranked 12th).
Naches Valley's loss dropped their record down to 3-14. As for Connell, their victory bumped their record up to 9-10.
Everything came up roses for Connell against Naches Valley when the teams last played two weeks ago, as the squad secured a 71-40 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Connell 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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