Basketball Game Preview: Eatonville Cruisers vs. Fife Trojans

The Eatonville Cruisers will face off against the Fife Trojans at 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.

Fife will be up against a hot Eatonville squad: the team just extended their winning streak to eight. Eatonville blew past Franklin Pierce, posting a 75-30 victory. Given the Cruisers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Cardinals are ranked 283rd), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Bailey Andersen continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 11 assists. Her evening made it 11 games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Lillian Bickford, who posted 13 points.

They weren't the only one working in the assists department: Eatonville was working as a unit and finished the game with 28 assists. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now posted at least 24 assists in five consecutive matchups.

Meanwhile, Fife waltzed into their contest on Friday with three straight wins... but they left with four. They took their game with ease, bagging a 64-24 win over the Falcons. That looming 64-24 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for the Trojans yet this season.

Eatonville pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.7 points per game. As for Fife, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-3 record this season.

Eatonville strolled past Fife in their previous matchup back in January by a score of 55-39. The rematch might be a little tougher for Eatonville since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.