Basketball Game Preview: Issaquah Eagles vs. Inglemoor Vikings

By Team Reports Dec 31, 2024, 11:05pm

Basketball Preview: Issaquah Eagles vs. Inglemoor Vikings

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The Issaquah Eagles will face off against the Inglemoor Vikings at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Issaquah will be strutting in after a victory while Inglemoor will be coming in after a loss.

On Tuesday, Issaquah earned a 72-61 win over Lincoln. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Eagles' disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 108th, while the Abes are ranked ninth).

Meanwhile, Inglemoor was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Saturday as they fell 48-44 to Squalicum. The match marked the Vikings' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.

Issaquah will have to contain Aman Sterling as he made an impact in Inglemoor's last game. He went 9 of 17 on his way to 24 points and seven rebounds. The game was Sterling's fifth in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Gabe Schutt, who posted nine points.

The win got Issaquah back to even at 6-6. As for Inglemoor, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-4.

Issaquah came out on top in a nail-biter against Inglemoor in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, sneaking past 54-52. Will Issaquah repeat their success, or does Inglemoor have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.

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