Basketball Recap: Yakama Nation Tribal Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Yakama Nation Tribal came tearing into Friday's contest with eight straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 34 points) and they left with even more momentum. They came out on top in a nail-biter against the Oakesdale Nighthawks, sneaking past 45-42. The Eagles have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Nighthawks, too.

Eagles

Previous Games (Home)

02/07/25 vs Oakesdale	45-42
02/05/25 vs Pomeroy	56-29
01/25/25 vs Liberty Christian	63-39
01/15/25 vs Granger	57-19
01/11/25 vs Sunnyside Christian	51-45
+ 12 more games

Yakama Nation Tribal's win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 17-3. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.6 points over those games. As for Oakesdale, their loss ended a three-game streak of away wins and brought them to 15-5.

As of now, neither Yakama Nation Tribal nor Oakesdale have any future games scheduled.