It’s the second meeting of the season tonight for two Southeast Conference rivals when the Washington basketball teams gear up for another showing with Mount Pleasant. 

The No. 4 Demon boys will try to stay just one game off the pace at the top of the SEC with their 5-1 league mark compared to No.1 Fort Madison’s 5-0 mark. Washington is 12-1 overall and last beat Davis County 84-67 on Tuesday where Kasen Bailey dropped a career-high 39 points. The senior moved up his scoring average to 16.9 points a night, just behind Ethan Patterson with 18.2. The Panthers are 4-8 overall and fourth in the league with a 2-4 conference mark. They lost a 45-43 battle with Oskaloosa on Tuesday. Dewon Trent is their main weapon with 16.3 points and eight rebounds an outing. The Demons took care of business in the first bout in December by a 70-41 score. 

The Demon girls have lost 11 of the last 12 meetings with the Panthers and will try to seek revenge from a 61-32 loss last month. Washington is 1-12 overall and dropped to 1-6 in the league with a 63-22 loss to Keokuk on Tuesday. The orange and black will try to ramp up the offense with just 30.2 points a game and Alex Murphy recording 6.1 of them. Mount Pleasant is 6-8 overall and 2-4 in the league with their latest win coming against Danville 67-54 on Monday. Andrea Lopreato has been a handful with 20.2 points a game while shooting 54% from the floor. 

Both start times are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. tonight and listen to the girls’ game on FM 106.1 KCII.