White River has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Franklin Pierce Cardinals at 12:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Last Thursday, White River beat Lindbergh 49-42.
Meanwhile, Franklin Pierce didn't have too much trouble with Sequim at home on Thursday as they won 67-48. The win was just what Franklin Pierce needed coming off of a 78-47 defeat in their prior matchup.
It was another big night for Javon Barbee, who almost dropped a double-double on 28 points and nine rebounds. He has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last eight times he's played. Another player making a difference was Hakeen Collins, who scored 14 points along with eight rebounds.
White River's victory bumped their record up to 19-4. As for Franklin Pierce, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matches, which provided a nice bump to their 16-6 record this season.
White River couldn't quite finish off Franklin Pierce in their previous matchup last Tuesday and fell 67-65. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Barbee, who scored 24 points along with eight rebounds. Now that White River knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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