Basketball Recap: Spanaway Lake Sentinels vs. Olympia Bears
After flying high against Varsity Opponent last Monday, Spanaway Lake came back down to earth. The Spanaway Lake Sentinels lost to the Olympia Bears at home by a 64-49 margin on Wednesday. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the Sentinels of the 63-56 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in February of 2016.
When it comes to explaining why Spanaway Lake lost, don't look at Darius Alexander. Despite the final result, he went 6 for 12 en route to 21 points plus six assists and three steals. The dominant performance also gave Alexander a new career-high in three-point shooting accuracy (71%). Jabari Preston was another key player, posting seven points.
Spanaway Lake's loss dropped their record down to 1-1. As for Olympia, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 2-0.
Spanaway Lake wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 77-72 victory against Graham-Kapowsin on the 6th. Olympia has also already played their next match, a 70-47 win against Bonney Lake on the 6th.
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