Kashmere hasn't had much luck against Washington recently, but that could start to change on Tuesday. The Kashmere Fighting Rams will host the Washington Eagles at 6:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Kashmere lost 75-55 to Yates on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Fighting Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Texas basketball rankings (they are ranked 977th, while the Lions are ranked 244th).
Meanwhile, Washington entered their tilt with Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men on Friday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They strolled past the Knights with points to spare, taking the game 70-52.
Kashmere better keep an eye on Samuel Johnson. He was instrumental in Washington's win, dropping a double-double on 19 points and 14 boards. Johnson has been hot recently, having posted ten or more rebounds the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Greg Moore, who went 6 for 9 en route to 13 points.
Washington pushed their record up to 19-3 with the win, which was their 12th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.9 points. As for Kashmere, their loss dropped their record down to 7-14.
Kashmere ended up a good deal behind Washington in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, losing 70-55. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Washington's Robert Jones, who went 10 of 13 on his way to 25 points. Now that Kashmere knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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