Basketball Recap: Rainier Beach Drops Season-High Score on Nathan Hale

Vikings

Team Score

01/07/25 vs Nathan Hale	139
12/07/24 vs Stadium	105
12/10/24 @ Nathan Hale	100
12/05/24 @ Seattle Prep	91
12/20/24 vs St. Pius X-St. Matthias Academy	90

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Rainier Beach). They took their matchup on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 139-51 victory over the Nathan Hale Raiders. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.

The win (which was Rainier Beach's fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-2. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 94.8 points per game. As for Nathan Hale, their loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-9.

Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Rainier Beach will challenge Roosevelt at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Rainier Beach knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 12 games -- so hopefully Roosevelt likes a good challenge. As for Nathan Hale, they will be playing at home against West Seattle at 7:30 p.m. on Friday.