Basketball Game Preview: Waterville Shockers vs. Soap Lake Eagles

Waterville hasn't had much luck against Soap Lake recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Waterville Shockers will be playing in front of their home fans against the Soap Lake Eagles at 7:30 p.m. Both are strolling into their contests after big wins in their previous games.

Last Saturday, Waterville made easy work of Entiat and carried off a 54-33 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Shockers.

Meanwhile, Soap Lake entered their tilt with Thorp on Thursday with five consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with six. They blew past Thorp, posting a 68-28 win.

Soap Lake pushed their record up to 7-7 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.8 points. As for Waterville, they are on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season.

Waterville barely slipped by Soap Lake in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 37-36. Will Waterville repeat their success, or does Soap Lake have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.