Basketball Game Preview: Lake Washington Kangaroos vs. Redmond Mustangs

The Lake Washington Kangaroos will face off against the Redmond Mustangs at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Lake Washington comes in on four and Redmond on three.

Last Tuesday, Lake Washington took their game with ease, bagging a 76-48 victory over Sammamish. Given the Kangaroos' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the RedHawks are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Redmond on Thursday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Newport - Bellevue out of the water with a 79-40 final score. The match marked the Mustangs' most dominant win of the season.

Redmond's victory was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 68.6 points over those games. As for Lake Washington, their win bumped their record up to 16-5.

Lake Washington barely slipped by Redmond in their previous meeting last Tuesday, winning 51-50. Will Lake Washington repeat their success, or does Redmond have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.