Basketball Game Preview: Columbia River Rapids vs. Hudson's Bay Eagles

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Previous Games

01/26/24 - Home	57-18 W
01/02/24 - Away	82-44 W
01/30/23 - Away	66-59 W
01/06/23 - Home	60-63 L
02/01/22 - Home	65-63 W
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Columbia River has gone 7-2 against Hudson's Bay recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Columbia River Rapids will be playing in front of their home fans against the Hudson's Bay Eagles at 7:00 p.m. The timing is sure in Columbia River's favor as the squad sits on ten straight wins at home (dating back to last season) while Hudson's Bay has been banged up by 11 consecutive losses on the road also dating back to last season.

Columbia River will head into Friday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big on Saturday (they won by 40) and on Friday they proved they can win the close ones too. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Seton Catholic, sneaking past 59-57. Given the Rapids' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Cougars are ranked 138th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it was a Battle of the Birds when Hudson's Bay challenged Prairie on Friday. Hudson's Bay had to suffer through a 79-36 loss at the hands of Prairie.

Hudson's Bay's defeat dropped their record down to 0-8. As for Columbia River, their win bumped their record up to 8-2.

Everything came up roses for Columbia River against Hudson's Bay in their previous matchup back in January of 2024, as the team secured a 57-18 victory. Will Columbia River repeat their success, or does Hudson's Bay have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.