The Kent-Meridian Royals will square off against the Auburn Mountainview Lions at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Kent-Meridian is coming into the match on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight victories. They snuck past Decatur with a 66-61 win on Tuesday. That's two games straight that the Royals have won by exactly five points.
Meanwhile, Auburn Mountainview put another one in the bag on Tuesday to keep their perfect season alive. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Enumclaw 85-55. The Lions have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Kent-Meridian's victory ended an eight-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 5-9. As for Auburn Mountainview, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 16-0.
Kent-Meridian was dealt a bruising 85-34 loss at the hands of Auburn Mountainview in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Auburn Mountainview's Sebastian Arius, who went 12 of 20 en route to 27 points and six boards. Now that Kent-Meridian 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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