Basketball Game Preview: Gonzaga Prep Bullpups vs. Lewis & Clark Tigers

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Previous Games

01/23/24 - Home	63-49 W
12/15/23 - Away	48-50 L
01/24/23 - Home	46-40 W
12/16/22 - Away	57-34 W
01/19/22 - Away	61-49 W
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Gonzaga Prep is 8-2 against Lewis & Clark since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Gonzaga Prep Bullpups will host the Lewis & Clark Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Gonzaga Prep knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 games -- so hopefully Lewis & Clark likes a good challenge.

If Gonzaga Prep beats Lewis & Clark with 68 points on Friday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matchups with that exact score. Gonzaga Prep enjoyed a cozy 68-50 victory over Cheney on Tuesday. Given the Bullpups' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked fifth, while the Blackhawks are ranked 215th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Meanwhile, Lewis & Clark came up short against Central Valley on Tuesday and fell 58-46. While the Tigers didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Bears 18-12 in the first quarter.

Gonzaga Prep pushed their record up to 16-2 with the win, which was their sixth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Lewis & Clark, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost eight of their last ten contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-14 record this season.

Gonzaga Prep strolled past Lewis & Clark in their previous matchup back in January of 2024 by a score of 63-49. Will Gonzaga Prep repeat their success, or does Lewis & Clark have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.