The Meridian Trojans will square off against the Mount Vernon Bulldogs at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. Meridian will be strutting in after a victory while Mount Vernon will be coming in after a loss.
Last Tuesday, Meridian was able to grind out a solid win over Ferndale, taking the game 51-44. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, after a string of three wins, Mount Vernon's good fortune finally ran out on Wednesday. They fell 58-48 to Burlington-Edison. While losing is never fun, the Bulldogs can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 93rd, while the Tigers are ranked 18th).
Meridian is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 12-5 record this season. As for Mount Vernon, their defeat dropped their record down to 11-6.
Meridian came up short against Mount Vernon when the teams last played back in January of 2024, falling 45-40. Can Meridian avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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