The Connell Eagles will challenge the Naches Valley Rangers at 5:45 p.m. on Tuesday. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Connell will roll into the match after a wild two-game stretch: they only put up 19 points on Friday, then bounced right back against Granger on Saturday. Connell took their contest with ease, bagging a 59-24 win over Granger. The victory was some much needed relief for the Eagles as it spelled an end to their three-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, Naches Valley entered their tilt with Kiona-Benton on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They snuck past the Bears with a 48-44 win. Given the Rangers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 66th, while the Bears are ranked 209th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Connell's victory ended a five-game drought at home and bumped them up to 5-9. As for Naches Valley, they have been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 10-4 record this season.
Connell was taken down by Naches Valley 64-26 when the teams last played back in December of 2023. Can Connell avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
