The Auburn Mountainview Lions will head out on the road to face off against the Auburn Riverside Ravens at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Washington (Auburn Mountainview is ranked 190th, while Auburn Riverside is ranked 213th).
Auburn Mountainview has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three matchups by 20 points or more this season. Everything went their way against Kentlake on Monday as Auburn Mountainview made off with a 59-35 victory. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Auburn Mountainview.
Auburn Mountainview got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Sebastian Arius out in front who scored 14 points along with nine rebounds and seven assists. Arius is absolutely dominating the steal category: he's posted at least two every time he's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Caleb Bowden, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds.
Meanwhile, Auburn Riverside pushed their score all the way to 67 on Monday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were just a bucket shy of victory and fell 68-67 to Kent-Meridian. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Auburn Riverside in their matchups with Kent-Meridian: they've now lost four in a row.
Auburn Mountainview now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Auburn Riverside, they bumped their record down to 1-4 with that loss, which was their ninth straight on the road dating back to last season.
Everything came up roses for Auburn Mountainview against Auburn Riverside in their previous meeting back in January as the team secured a 67-33 victory. With Auburn Mountainview ahead 39-16 at the half, the match was all but over already.
