Basin girls basketball roundup, Jan. 19 – 24
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The Tigers’ Hannah Malone (5) passes the ball to a teammate as Jenevy Gudino (14) plays close defense. The Jacks defeated the Tigers 59-32 Friday.
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MOSES LAKE — As teams enter the final stretch of the regular season, not only are teams taking time to recognize their seniors, but many are battling for top seeding in their conferences. See below where your favorite teams stand and their current record.
Jan. 19
The Lions fell short on the road, 42-63
Moses Lake Christian Academy/Covenant Christian School (9-3) at Liberty Christian
Jan. 20
The Almira/Coulee-Hartline Warriors earned a statement win on the road, 66-28
ACH (14-3) at Wellpinit
The Tigers were defeated on the road in a competitive game, 30-47
Ephrata (2-15) at Okanogan
The Lions bounced back with a home win, 72-12
MLCA/CCS vs La Salle
The Eagles earned a respectable road win, 43-25
Soap Lake (8-5) at Highland
The Cougars defended home court, 56-49
Warden (6-13) vs Columbia
Jan. 21
The Lions suffered a loss on the road, 37-62
MLCA/CCS at Pateros
Jan. 22
The Broncos took care of business at home, 63-41
Lind-Ritzville/Sprague (13-4) vs Medical Lake
The Eagles stacked another win at home, 71-27
Soap Lake vs Easton
The Devils won a competitive game on the road, 42-36
Wilson Creek (13-4) at Cascade Christian Academy
Jan. 23
The ACH Warriors were dominant at home, 58-8
ACH vs Oroville
The Broncos suffered their fourth loss of the season, 38-47
LRS vs Liberty
The Mavericks lost on the road, 36-53
Moses Lake (4-12) at Sunnyside
The Huskies fell short on the road, 24-61
Othello (3-13) at Grandview
The Jacks earned a rivalry win over the Tigers at home, 59-32
Quincy (4-13) vs Ephrata
The Knights stacked another road win, 69-41
Royal (13-3) at Connell
The Wahluke Warriors fell short on the road, 34-72
Wahluke (1-15) at Zillah
The Cougars lost a competitive game at home, 40-53
Warden vs Tri-Cities Prep
The Devils won a competitive game on the road, 44-43
Wilson Creek at Odessa
Jan. 24
The ACH Warriors defended home court, 79-13
ACH vs Odessa
The Tigers suffered a loss at home, 18-64
Ephrata vs Selah
The Mavericks lost a competitive game on the road, 58-65
Moses Lake at Wenatchee
The Knights earned a strong win at home, 51-43
Royal vs Wapato
The Eagles earned a win at home, 47-27
Soap Lake vs Oroville
The Wahluke Warriors fell short on the road, 28-49
Wahluke at Naches Valley
The Cougars bounced back on the road, 43-32
Warden at Granger
The Devils were dominant at home, 54-10
Wilson Creek vs Thorp
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