Basketball Game Preview: Squalicum Storm vs. Oak Harbor Wildcats

The Squalicum Storm will take on the Oak Harbor Wildcats at 7:15 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Squalicum has four straight wins, Oak Harbor has three straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.

Squalicum is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 5, 2024 on Wednesday. They were the clear victor by a 66-46 margin over Sehome.

Meanwhile, Oak Harbor came up short against Nooksack Valley on Wednesday and fell 71-62. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Saturday (61), the Wildcats still had to take the loss.

Squalicum now has a winning record of 10-9. As for Oak Harbor, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-14.

Everything went Squalicum's way against Oak Harbor in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as Squalicum made off with a 71-50 win. Will Squalicum repeat their success, or does Oak Harbor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.