The Auburn Mountainview Lions will be playing at home against the Kent-Meridian Royals at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Auburn Mountainview's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Kent-Meridian has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.
Auburn Mountainview put the finishing touches on their tenth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Auburn Riverside 65-43. Given Auburn Mountainview's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 99th, while Auburn Riverside is ranked 239th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Auburn Mountainview had a senior duo take command as Caleb Bowden dropped a double-double on 19 points and ten rebounds and Mande Wanlemvo dropped a double-double on 18 points and 19 rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Wanlemvo has scored all season. Another player making a difference was Mello Jacobs, who scored eight points along with three steals.
Meanwhile, even though Jefferson scored an imposing 59 points on Thursday, Kent-Meridian still came out on top. Kent-Meridian took their contest against Jefferson 71-59.
Auburn Mountainview's victory bumped their record up to 11-6. As for Kent-Meridian, their win bumped their record up to 7-10.
Auburn Mountainview couldn't quite finish off Kent-Meridian in their previous matchup on January 4th and fell 61-58. Will Auburn Mountainview have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get analysis of the match and other basketball content.
