Basketball Game Preview: Bellingham Bayhawks vs. Oak Harbor Wildcats

The Bellingham Bayhawks will take on the Oak Harbor Wildcats in a holiday battle at at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Bellingham's defense has only allowed 29 points per game this season, so Oak Harbor's offense will have their work cut out for them.

Bellingham is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering Mt. Baker just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 51-37 to the Mountaineers. The loss was the Bayhawks' first of the season.

Meanwhile, Oak Harbor was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They took a 55-40 bruising from Lakewood.

Having lost for the first time this season, Bellingham fell to 3-1. As for Oak Harbor, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-3.

Bellingham was taken down by Oak Harbor 49-16 when the teams last played back in January. Can Bellingham avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.