Royal was the 40-28 winner over Kiona-Benton when they last played one another back in January, but their luck changed this time around. The Royal Knights fell 49-38 to the Kiona-Benton Bears on Tuesday. The Knights have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Yadi Aquilar had a dynamite game for Kiona-Benton, dropping a triple-double on 20 points, ten rebounds, and ten steals. Aquilar has been hot recently, having posted four or more steals the last three times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Shelby Messner, who posted seven points and nine boards.
Royal's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 7-1 and their overall record down to 10-9. As for Kiona-Benton, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-12.
Royal will take on College Place at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. As for Kiona-Benton, they will face off against Connell at 5:45 p.m. on Friday.
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