Basketball Recap: Cusick Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Cusick put another one in the bag on Friday to keep their perfect season alive. They came out on top against the Curlew Cougars by a score of 57-47. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Panthers also won the last time the pair played back in January.

Despite the loss, Curlew still got an impressive performance from Luke Doyen, who posted 13 points along with six rebounds and five steals. The dominant performance gave Doyen a new career-high in boards. Logan Ringstad was another key player, putting up eight points along with seven boards and three steals.

Panthers

Previous Games (Home)

12/13/24 vs Curlew	57-47
12/06/24 vs Mary Walker	59-46
02/28/24 vs Muckleshoot Tribal	64-54
02/10/24 vs Inchelium	41-38
02/07/24 vs Mary Walker	62-55
+ 8 more games

Cusick pushed their record up to 4-0 with the win, which was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season. As for Curlew, they are on a five-game losing streak (dating back to last season) that has dropped them down to 0-4.

A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Cusick Panthers duke it out with the Republic Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Cusick knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past four contests -- so hopefully Republic likes a good challenge. As for Curlew, they and Columbia will face off at 4:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Curlew is facing Columbia at the right time seeing as Columbia is stuck on a four-game losing streak.