The Washington Demons look to stay on track in Southeast Conference basketball when they travel to Keokuk tonight for a doubleheader you can hear on KCII. Despite starting the season 6-4, the Washington girls have dropped three of their last five games. While freshmen guards Adalyn Long and Leighton Messinger try to keep up their early-season scoring pace, senior forward Alex Murphy continues to excel down low by averaging almost 11 points and nine rebounds per game. Washington will try to get their first win over Keokuk since 2014 and take down a Chiefs squad that is 6-5 overall but has just lost once in conference play.

The Washington boys have split their first 10 games, but the Demons’ best basketball has come in league play. Behind an improved defense and the scoring of seniors Ethan Patterson and Aden and Ajay Six, Washington is 4-1 and tied for first place in the Southeast Conference. The Demons will need to slow down Keokuk junior Diego Garcia, who is scoring better than 16 points a game for the 4-6 Chiefs, if they hope to get a sixth straight win in this conference rivalry. Washington battles Keokuk for conference bragging rights, and you can hear all the action on 106.1 FM KCII this evening beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame Show at 5:30