Basketball Recap: Olympia Continues Home Dominance on Friday

Olympia won against Timberline last Saturday with 54 points and they decided to stick to that point total again on Friday. The Olympia Bears came out on top against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars by a score of 54-45. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Bears also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.

Bears

Previous 6 Games (Home)

01/03/25 vs Emerald Ridge	54-45
12/28/24 vs Timberline	54-39
12/12/24 vs Bethel	77-35
12/06/24 vs Bonney Lake	70-47
12/02/24 vs North Thurston	73-23
02/24/24 vs Redmond	57-51

Olympia pushed their record up to 9-1 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. As for Emerald Ridge, their loss dropped their record down to 7-4.

Olympia and Emerald Ridge should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. Olympia (ranked 32nd) will meet South Kitsap (ranked 247th) at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Similarly, Emerald Ridge will face off against Yelm at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday up 248 places (78 vs. 326).