The Washington Demon girls’ basketball team will look to earn a big win in their final conference game of the season when they host Fort Madison tonight in a game you can hear on KCII. Washington started the season 6-3 but has struggled of late, losing seven of their last eight games. Demon freshman Adalyn Long has rediscovered her shooting touch and is on a tear, averaging better than 16 points per game over the last three and hitting 14 of her last 27 three-pointers. It has only translated to two wins for Washington since the calendar flipped to 2023. But Demon head coach Shannon Rugg tells KCII Sports that the competition has been just that difficult.

“We’ve got Fort Madison, who’s second in our conference right now,” Rugg says, “and then Saturday, we’ve got a ranked Clear Creek team in [Class] 4A, so we’re playing our best basketball, and we could play even better, and still lose all three games.”

Washington gave a game effort but lost their earlier meeting with Fort Madison this season 52-46. The Bloodhounds are 12-6 and still in the hunt for a Southeast Conference championship behind the scoring of senior guard Camille Kruse, who averages 19 points a game. The Demons will try to finish conference play at 5-5 with a Friday-night home victory. While the boys’ teams also meet tonight, you can hear the Washington girls battle Fort Madison this evening on 106.1 FM KCII, with coverage beginning with the Washington HyVee Pregame Show at 7.