Basketball Recap: Federal Way Skates Past Decatur with Ease

Eagles

Margin (Wins)

01/17/25 @ Kent-Meridian	53
12/09/24 vs Kent-Meridian	50
01/06/25 @ Jefferson	50
01/24/25 vs Decatur	41
12/28/24 vs Cordova	33

There's no place like home for Federal Way, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Monday. They blew past the Decatur Golden Gators 73-32 on Friday. The Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight matches by 20 points or more this season.

Decatur lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Dominique Degrate, who posted 12 points and five boards. Jorge Martinez was another key player, putting up eight points in addition to five rebounds and three steals.

Federal Way pushed their record up to 13-3 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.0 points per game. As for Decatur, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-10 record this season.

Federal Way has already played their next contest (against Bremerton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Decatur will face off against White River at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Decatur is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 61.2 points per game this season.