The Mabton Vikings just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Tonasket Tigers at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mabton has seven straight victories, Tonasket has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Mabton's offense will try to repeat the strong performance it gave on Friday, when they got past Sunnyside Christian's usually-dominant defense. Mabton simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Sunnyside Christian 61-26. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 20 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Tonasket played a tough matchup two weeks ago in which they were outscored in every quarter. They might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting Pateros an easy 60-39 win. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 225th, while the Billygoats/Nannies are ranked 98th).
Mabton's victory was their eighth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 9-1. As for Tonasket, their loss dropped their record down to 2-6.
Mabton was able to grind out a solid win over Tonasket in their previous meeting back in February of 2017, winning 56-47. Does Mabton have another victory up their sleeve, or will Tonasket turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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