Basketball Game Preview: East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] Rivals vs. Klahowya Eagles

The East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] Rivals will head out on the road to face off against the Klahowya Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Klahowya took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum], who comes in off a win.

East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They enjoyed a cozy 58-44 victory over University Prep on Friday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Rivals.

Penina Vailolo

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Penina Vailolo continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, dropping a double-double on 26 points and 18 boards. She is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as she's now pulled down nine or more in the last four games she's played. Another player making a difference was Kaydence Plotner, who went 6 of 10 en route to 14 points along with six boards and three steals.

East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 17 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in three consecutive games.

Meanwhile, Klahowya played a tough contest last Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They took a blow against Yamhill-Carlton, falling 59-22. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 249th in Washington, while the Tigers are ranked 23rd in Oregon).

Caroline Horan was Klahowya's leading scorer, having posted 12 points. Bailey O'Brien held things down on the boards with seven rebounds. Payton Wegleitner took the lead distributing the ball, coming up with three assists.

Klahowya dropped their record down to 3-6 with the defeat, which was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season. As for East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum], their win bumped their record up to an identical 3-6.

Rebounding is likely to be a big factor in this contest: East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.7 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Klahowya struggles in that department as they've been averaging 28 boards. With both teams battling to corral missed shots, we'll see if one team can grab an edge Check MaxPreps after the action for a full breakdown of the game and more basketball content.