Basketball Recap: Redmond Skates Past Newport - Bellevue with Ease

A well-balanced attack led Redmond over Newport - Bellevue in every quarter on their way to victory on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that the Redmond Mustangs blew the Newport - Bellevue Knights out of the water with a 79-40 final score. With the Mustangs ahead 37-16 at the half, the contest was all but over already.

Redmond is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Newport - Bellevue, they have been struggling recently as they've lost ten of their last 11 matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-19 record this season.

Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Redmond will square off against Lake Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Redmond sitting on three straight wins and Lake Washington on four. As for Newport - Bellevue, they will face off against Lincoln at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.