Basketball Game Preview: Emerald Ridge Jaguars vs. Bonney Lake Panthers

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Emerald Ridge Jaguars face off against the Bonney Lake Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday... The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Emerald Ridge has three straight victories, Bonney Lake has seven straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Last Saturday, Emerald Ridge got the win against Graham-Kapowsin by a conclusive 49-28. Given the Jaguars' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 84th, while the Eagles are ranked 261st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 66-37, which was the final score in Bonney Lake's tilt against Curtis on Saturday.

Emerald Ridge pushed their record up to 10-4 with the win, which was their fourth straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.5 points per game. As for Bonney Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-9.

Emerald Ridge strolled past Bonney Lake when the teams last played back in December of 2019 by a score of 59-45. Will Emerald Ridge repeat their success, or does Bonney Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.