Basketball Game Preview: Eastmont Wildcats vs. Newport - Bellevue Knights

The Eastmont Wildcats and the Newport - Bellevue Knights will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Eastmont is coming into the matchup hot, having won their last five games.

If Eastmont beats Newport - Bellevue with 48 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two contests with that exact score. Eastmont enjoyed a cozy 48-33 win over Post Falls on Friday.

Meanwhile, Newport - Bellevue got the win against Wenatchee on Friday by a conclusive 50-27.

Eastmont now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Newport - Bellevue, their victory bumped their record up to 4-6.