Southeast Conference play starts back up for the Washington basketball teams tonight when they make a trip to Fairfield for a rivalry doubleheader. 

The Demon boys sit at second in the league at 3-1 with their only loss coming to 4-0 Fort Madison. They improved to 7-1 overall on Tuesday by starting the second half with a 79-59 win over Albia. Kasen Bailey hit eight triples and finished with a game-high 28 points to improve his season average to 15.9 a night. The Demons score 68.6 points a game and are led by Ethan Patterson’s 18. Fairfield is 3-5 overall and 1-3 in SEC play with their top player being Max Weaton. The 6’4’’ junior produces 20.8 points and 9.9 boards a game including a 16 point outing in the Trojans’ 52-28 win over Centerville on Monday. These two teams met on opening night last month with Washington winning a close one 50-45. 

This is the first game since break for the Washington girls and they will try to improve their 1-7 overall mark and 1-3 in the conference. They put up 31 points a contest in the first half with Alex Murphy averaging 6.1 points and 7.5 rebounds. Fairfield is second in the league with a 3-1 record and 4-4 overall. Danielle and Delaney Breen combine for 29.3 points a night for a team that puts up 51.4. The Trojans handled the first meeting 59-35 and have won 14 in a row in the series dating back to 2014. 

The girls game gets underway at 6 p.m. tonight with the boys to follow in Fairfield. Listen to the doubleheader on FM 106.1 KCII and kciiradio.com.