The Royal Knights will square off against the Naches Valley Rangers at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday. Royal knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past 19 contests -- so hopefully Naches Valley likes a good challenge.
On Friday, Royal beat Cashmere 74-64. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 12th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 73rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Naches Valley was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fourth straight defeat. They took a blow against Zillah, falling 98-47. The Rangers were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 59-24.
Royal's victory was their ninth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 18-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 30.8 points. As for Naches Valley, their loss dropped their record down to 3-13.
Everything went Royal's way against Naches Valley in their previous meeting back in January, as Royal made off with an 80-56 win. Will Royal repeat their success, or does Naches Valley have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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