Preview: North Creek Jaguars vs. Redmond Mustangs
North Creek is 8-0 against Redmond since December of 2018, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The North Creek Jaguars will be playing at home against the Redmond Mustangs at 7:15 p.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the pair posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Last Saturday, North Creek took their match at home with ease, bagging a 66-35 win over Mount Tahoma. The victory made it back-to-back wins for North Creek.
Mikah Hammerquist had a dynamite game for North Creek, scoring 29 points along with 6 assists and 6 steals. That makes it two consecutive games in which Hammerquist has scored at least 25% of North Creek's points. Peyton Bareither was another key contributor, scoring 17 points along with 7 rebounds.
Meanwhile, Redmond entered their tilt with Bishop Blanchet with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Redmond strolled past Bishop Blanchet with points to spare on Monday, taking the game 56-41.
Redmond's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Yuki Willis, who scored 12 points along with 5 steals. Willis is absolutely dominating the steal category: she's posted at least two every time she's taken the court this season. Another player making a difference was Isabel Schneider, who scored 11 points along with 7 rebounds.
North Creek's win bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Redmond, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
North Creek strolled past Redmond when the teams last played back in January by a score of 50-33. Will North Creek repeat their success, or does Redmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
