Having just played yesterday, the Kent-Meridian Royals will get right back to it and host the Franklin Quakers at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Kent-Meridian lost to Kentlake at home by a 62-44 margin. The Royals have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Franklin had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 15 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They walked away with a 65-53 victory over the Seahawks. Given the Quakers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Seahawks are ranked 304th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Franklin's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Kent-Meridian, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-11.
Kent-Meridian was able to grind out a solid victory over Franklin in their previous meeting back in January of 2023, winning 64-54. Will Kent-Meridian repeat their success, or does Franklin have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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