Royal has won five straight games at home, while Chelan has won five straight on the road dating back to last season, but those streaks won't matter much on Saturday. The Royal Knights just played last yesterday, but they'll still welcome the Chelan Mountain Goats at 5:15 p.m. One thing working in Royal's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Royal is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Zillah just ended the team's 13-game winning streak on Friday. They fell 86-78 to the Leopards. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (74), the Knights still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, Chelan's game on Thursday was all tied up 24-24 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They took down Tonasket 64-47. Given the Mountain Goats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Tigers are ranked 102nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Chelan's win bumped their record up to 13-1. As for Royal, their loss was their first of the season and also makes their record 13-1.
Royal came up short against Chelan in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 41-36. Will Royal have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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