Basketball Game Preview: Mercer Island Islanders vs. Sammamish RedHawks

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Previous Games

12/07/24 - Away	75-67 W
11/28/23 - Away	57-38 W
04/30/21 - Home	67-32 W
04/16/21 - Away	60-45 W
01/31/20 - Away	71-33 W
+ 5 more games

Mercer Island is 9-1 against Sammamish since December of 2017 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mercer Island Islanders will host the Sammamish RedHawks at 8:00 p.m.

Last Tuesday, Mercer Island came up short against North Creek and fell 58-50.

Meanwhile, Sammamish earned a 72-59 victory over Bothell on Tuesday. The matchup marked the RedHawks' most dominant win of the season.

Sammamish's victory bumped their record up to 9-7. As for Mercer Island, their defeat dropped their record down to 8-7.

Mercer Island was able to grind out a solid win over Sammamish in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 75-67. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Sammamish's Rakin Showki, who almost dropped a triple-double on 29 points, nine rebounds, and ten assists. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Mercer Island still be able to contain Showki? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.