Kennewick is on a seven-game streak of home wins (dating back to last season), while Richland is on a 13-game streak of away wins (also dating back to last season): one of those streaks is about to end. The Kennewick Lions will host the Richland Bombers at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kennewick is headed into the match after thoroughly thrashing Southridge: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Kennewick blew Southridge out of the water with a 76-49 final score. With the Lions ahead 46-24 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the game if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Richland's strategy against Kamiakin on Friday. Richland blew past Kamiakin 77-51. The 77-point effort marked the Bombers' lowest-scoring game of the season, but in the end it didn't matter.
Kennewick has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.7 points per game. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to 12-0.
Things could have been worse for Kennewick, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took an 82-68 loss to Richland in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Kennewick 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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