Basketball Game Preview: Forks Spartans vs. Raymond/South Bend Ravens

By Team Reports Jan 22, 2025, 12:53am

Basketball Preview: Forks Spartans vs. Raymond/South Bend Ravens

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Previous 3 Games

01/08/25 - Away58-54 W
01/19/24 - Home45-41 W
12/14/23 - Away56-51 W

Forks is 3-0 against Raymond/South Bend since December of 2023 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Thursday. The Forks Spartans will host the Raymond/South Bend Ravens at 7:00 p.m. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.

Raymond/South Bend will be up against a hot Forks squad: the team just extended their winning streak to three. Forks claimed a resounding 58-28 victory over Ilwaco.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Raymond/South Bend). They really took it to Chief Leschi for the full four quarters, racking up a 75-18 win. The Ravens have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six games by 24 points or more this season.

Raymond/South Bend's win came from a few key players Forks will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kassie Koski, who went 8 for 17 en route to 22 points in addition to six steals and five boards. Ava Pine-Isaksen was another key player, going 7 of 14 on her way to 15 points along with eight rebounds and six assists.

Raymond/South Bend is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last eight contests, which provided a nice bump to their 10-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 57.9 points per game. As for Forks, their victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 8-7.

Forks didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Raymond/South Bend in their previous meeting two weeks ago, but they still walked away with a 58-54 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Koski, who posted 29 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Forks still be able to contain Koski? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.

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