The Republic Tigers and the Northport Mustangs will face off at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Republic is coming into the match on a four-game losing streak.
Republic came up short against Inchelium on Friday, falling 51-30. While losing is never fun, the Tigers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 204th, while the Hornets are ranked 55th).
Meanwhile, Northport lost to Curlew at home by a 63-45 margin on Friday.
Republic's defeat dropped their record down to 10-6. As for Northport, they dropped their record down to 7-9 with the loss, which was their fourth straight at home.
Republic came up short against Northport in their previous matchup two weeks ago, falling 56-43. Can Republic avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
