Basketball Preview: Highline Pirates vs. Port Angeles Roughriders
The Highline Pirates will face off against the Port Angeles Roughriders at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Wednesday, Highline made easy work of Evergreen and carried off a 65-41 win. With the Pirates ahead 40-19 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Corey Crosby had an outrageously good game as he dropped a double-double on 17 points and 14 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Jai'Lyn Chavers, who went 6 for 8 en route to 14 points plus six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Port Angeles took care of business in their home opener on Friday (barely). They narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past North Mason 73-70.
Highline now has a winning record of 2-1. As for Port Angeles, their win bumped their record up to 1-0.
Highline came up short against Port Angeles in their previous meeting back in January of 2022, falling 71-64. Can Highline avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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