Basketball Game Preview: Annie Wright Gators vs. Bellevue Christian Vikings

The Annie Wright Gators will head out to square off against the Bellevue Christian Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Annie Wright is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Tuesday. They beat East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 79-27. The win was nothing new for the Gators as they're now sitting on three straight.

Meanwhile, Bellevue Christian waltzed into their game on Tuesday with 13 straight wins... but they left with 14. They took their matchup with ease, bagging a 67-26 victory over the Eagles. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 33rd, while the Eagles are ranked 231st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bellevue Christian pushed their record up to 20-2 with the win, which was their ninth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.0 points over those games. As for Annie Wright, their record now sits at 19-4.

Annie Wright came up short against Bellevue Christian in their previous meeting two weeks ago, falling 56-48. Can Annie Wright avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.