Basketball Game Preview: Grace Academy Eagles vs. Darrington Loggers

Grace Academy is 0-3 against Darrington since January of 2015 but things could change on Saturday. Having just played yesterday, the Grace Academy Eagles will head out on the road to face off against the Darrington Loggers at 1:30 p.m.

It was a Battle of the Birds when Grace Academy challenged Tulalip Heritage on Friday. Grace Academy was beaten by Tulalip Heritage 69-27. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 301st, while the Hawks are ranked 88th).

Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Darrington, who bounced back after a loss on the road two weeks ago. They walked away with a 58-49 win over Concrete last Thursday.

Grace Academy's defeat dropped their record down to 4-10. As for Darrington, their victory bumped their record up to 6-11.

Grace Academy couldn't quite finish off Darrington when the teams last played back in January of 2020 and fell 58-55. Can Grace Academy avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.