The Forks Spartans will venture away from home to challenge the Ilwaco Fishermen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Forks is coming into the game hot, having won their last three games.
Last Saturday, Forks was able to grind out a solid victory over Friday Harbor, taking the game 52-41. The 52-point effort marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring contest of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Meanwhile, Ilwaco was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 48-42 to Naselle. While losing is never fun, the Fishermen can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 317th, while the Comets are ranked 148th).
Forks' win bumped their record up to 9-1. As for Ilwaco, their loss dropped their record down to 3-5.
Forks came up short against Ilwaco when the teams last played back in January, falling 82-72. Can Forks avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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