Basketball Game Preview: Hudson's Bay Eagles vs. Columbia River Rapids

Hudson's Bay is 2-8 against Columbia River since May of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Hudson's Bay Eagles will be playing at home against the Columbia River Rapids at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.

It's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 82-31, which was the final score in Hudson's Bay's tilt against R.A. Long on Wednesday. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 326th, while the Lumberjacks are ranked 35th).

Meanwhile, Columbia River fought the good fight in their overtime match against Mark Morris on Wednesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Monarchs by a score of 82-79. The Rapids have been going strong on the season, but this is now their second defeat in a row.

Hudson's Bay's loss dropped their record down to 1-14. As for Columbia River, their defeat ended a 13-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 13-4.

Hudson's Bay was taken down by Columbia River 83-43 in their previous meeting on January 7th. Will Hudson's Bay have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.