Basketball Game Preview: Archbishop Murphy Wildcats vs. Burlington-Edison Tigers

A feisty cat fight will be fought as the Wildcats take on the Tigers at 5:15 p.m. on Saturday.

Archbishop Murphy is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Lynden, who was ranked second at the time (Archbishop Murphy was ranked 13th). Archbishop Murphy took a hard 52-36 fall against Lynden on Wednesday. The game marked the Wildcats' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.

Meanwhile, Burlington-Edison strolled past Squalicum with points to spare on Thursday, taking the game 50-31. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Tigers.

Archbishop Murphy's loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins dating back to last season and brought them to 20-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 32.2 points. As for Burlington-Edison, their win was their seventh straight at home, which pushed their record up to 22-4.

Archbishop Murphy strolled past Burlington-Edison in their previous meeting on Friday by a score of 54-39. Does Archbishop Murphy have another victory up their sleeve, or will Burlington-Edison turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.