The Silas Rams will head out to square off against the Timberline Blazers at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Thursday, Silas lost to Bellarmine Prep on the road by a 58-40 margin. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 109th, while the Lions are ranked 35th).
Meanwhile, Timberline played a tough game on Thursday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were dealt a 71-44 defeat at the hands of Prairie. The Blazers have struggled against the Falcons recently, as the game was their fourth consecutive lost matchup.
Timberline's loss dropped their record down to 15-13. As for Silas, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 14-14.
Silas came up short against Timberline when the teams last played on February 4th, falling 68-64. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Timberline's Kenyon Simmons, who dropped a double-double with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Now that Silas knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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