Basketball Recap: East Valley Drops Season-High Score on Othello

Red Devils

Team Score

01/10/25 vs Othello	84
12/17/24 vs Toppenish	77
12/28/24 vs Port Angeles	73
12/20/24 vs Sunnyside	67
12/14/24 vs Selah	64

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask East Valley). They enjoyed a cozy 84-66 victory over the Othello Huskies on Friday. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Huskies are ranked 323rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

East Valley is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 6-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points per game. As for Othello, their loss was their 11th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 0-11.

East Valley and Ellensburg will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. One thing working in Ellensburg's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last nine matches. As for Othello, they and Toppenish will face off at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played.