Basketball Game Preview: Mercer Island Islanders vs. Bellevue Wolverines

The Mercer Island Islanders will head out on the road to challenge the Bellevue Wolverines at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this game.

Last Tuesday, Mercer Island came up short against Eastside Catholic and fell 56-44.

Bellevue has been a dominant force so far, but they're in the middle of a mini-slump at the moment. They received a blow on Tuesday as they fell 56-38 to Lakeside.

Bellevue's defeat dropped their record down to 18-6. As for Mercer Island, their loss dropped their record down to 8-15.

Mercer Island lost to Bellevue on the road by a decisive 61-43 margin when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bellevue's Dilynn Johnson, who almost dropped a double-double with 20 points and nine rebounds. Now that Mercer Island knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.