Columbia and Republic are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2018, but not for long. A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Columbia Lions challenge the Republic Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with 16 consecutive losses dating back to last season for Columbia and three for Republic.
Columbia is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They had to suffer through a 90-47 loss at the hands of Selkirk.
Meanwhile, Republic came up short against Inchelium on Saturday, falling 68-46.
Despite the loss, Republic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Landon Short dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards. That was a full 43.5% of Republic's points, marking the sixth time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of David Jackson, who had two points and six rebounds.
Columbia's defeat dropped their record down to 0-13. As for Republic, their loss dropped their record down to 8-6.
Columbia was taken down by Republic 80-37 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Short, who went 15 of 26 on his way to 35 points along with six assists and six boards. Now that Columbia knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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