Preview: Coeur d'Alene Vikings vs. Poly Bears
Coeur d'Alene has enjoyed the comforts of home their last two games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Poly Bears in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at. One thing working in Coeur d'Alene's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
On Saturday, Coeur d'Alene beat Bellarmine Prep 62-51. Given Coeur d'Alene's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked first in Idaho, while Bellarmine Prep is ranked 168th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Poly has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four games by 20 points or more this season. They blew past King 70-50. With Poly ahead 45-22 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Coeur d'Alene pushed their record up to 5-0 with that win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 72.3 points per game. As for Poly, their victory bumped their record up to 7-3.
