A tall order awaits the Washington girls’ basketball team tonight in DeWitt when they face off with #5 Central DeWitt in a Class 4A regional semifinal.

The Demons are 3-18 and riding high after their best performance of the season in a 38-37 win over Oskaloosa to shock the Indians in the first round of the playoffs. Down by two with 10 seconds left, Makenna Conrad drilled her only three of the night that proved to be the game-winner. Senior Anna Nacos scored the team’s first 14 points and she averages 9.3 on the season. Alex Murphy accounts for six of the team’s 25 rebounds a night. The Sabers are 14-2 and finished second in the Mississippi Athletic Conference. They score 53 points a game and only give up 41. Taylor Veach and Allison Meadows are a dangerous one-two punch with 19 and 16 points a contest, respectively. 

The playoff action begins at 7 p.m. tonight at Central DeWitt High School. Listen to the live play-by-play on AM 1380 FM 102.5 FM 106.1 KCII and kciiradio.com starting at 6:30 p.m.