The Touchet Redhawks and the Riverside Christian Crusaders will face off at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Touchet hasn't scored more than 29 points for five games straight, a trend the team is eager to reverse.
On Friday, Touchet took a blow against DeSales, falling 64-17. While losing is never fun, the Redhawks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 361st, while the Irish are ranked 87th).
Meanwhile, Riverside Christian lost to Sunnyside Christian at home by a 66-50 margin on Friday. The loss continues a trend for the Crusaders in their matchups with the Knights: they've now lost eight in a row.
Touchet's defeat dropped their record down to 1-7. As for Riverside Christian, their loss dropped their record down to 7-5.
Touchet took a serious blow against Riverside Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2024, falling 70-9. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Riverside Christian's Micah Morgan, who went 9 for 16 on his way to 18 points and four steals. Now that Touchet 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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