The Columbia Coyotes are taking a road trip to face off against the Mabton Vikings at 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The two teams are strolling into their games after big wins in their previous games.
On Tuesday, Columbia took their match with ease, bagging a 62-31 win over Granger. Given the Coyotes' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 97th, while the Spartans are ranked 335th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mabton waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with eight straight wins... but they left with nine. They claimed a resounding 59-13 victory over the Panthers. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 20 points or more this season.
Columbia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.9 points per game. As for Mabton, they pushed their record up to 11-1 with the win, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Columbia came up short against Mabton when the teams last played back in February of 2022, falling 60-49. Can Columbia avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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