Jefferson is 1-9 against Kent-Meridian since January of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. Having just played yesterday, the Jefferson Raiders will head out on the road to face off against the Kent-Meridian Royals at 7:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Jefferson is headed into Friday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 18th straight game dating back to last season on Thursday. They took a 71-52 bruising from Hockinson.
Meanwhile, Kent-Meridian might have been a little too into the holiday spirit, gifting White River an easy 74-51 victory. While losing is never fun, the Royals can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 285th, while the Hornets are ranked 106th).
Jefferson's defeat dropped their record down to 0-9. As for Kent-Meridian, they dropped their record down to 2-5 with the loss, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Jefferson came up short against Kent-Meridian in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, falling 71-59. Can Jefferson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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