Basketball Game Preview: Inglemoor Vikings vs. Eastside Catholic Crusaders

The Inglemoor Vikings will challenge the Eastside Catholic Crusaders at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The timing is sure in Inglemoor's favor as the squad sits on five straight wins at home while Eastside Catholic has been banged up by four consecutive losses on the road.

Inglemoor is headed into the game after thoroughly thrashing Mercer Island: they outscored them in every quarter. Inglemoor enjoyed a cozy 58-44 win over Mercer Island on Thursday.

Reuhen Bhalod

Rebounds

02/13/25 @ Mercer Island	13
02/11/25 @ Liberty	20
02/08/25 @ Sammamish	15
02/07/25 vs Highline	18
01/31/25 @ Evergreen	20
+ 37 more games

Inglemoor had a senior duo take command as Reuhen Bhalod dropped a double-double with 26 points and 13 boards and Gabe Schutt dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. Bhalod has been hot for a while, having posted eight or more boards the last 42 times he's played. Another player making a difference was Aman Sterling, who posted ten points and six assists.

Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic was just a bucket shy of victory on Wednesday and fell 49-48 to Roosevelt. The contest marked the Crusaders' lowest-scoring match so far this season.

Inglemoor is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a massive bump to their 14-9 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.4 points over those games. As for Eastside Catholic, they now have a losing record of 11-12.