Mercer Island lost against Bothell back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Saturday. The Mercer Island Islanders lost 74-52 to the Bothell Cougars. The Islanders have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
| 01/25/25 vs Bothell | 11 |
| 01/22/25 @ Lake Washington | 10 |
| 12/20/24 @ Kennedy Catholic | 10 |
| 12/13/24 @ Bothell | 9 |
| 01/17/25 vs Issaquah | 8 |
Mercer Island lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Clara Stowe, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 11 rebounds. Those 11 points gave Stowe a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Izzy Russell, who posted 13 points.
Even though they lost, Mercer Island was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
It was another big night for Charlotte Lipkin, who shot 4-for-6 from deep and almost dropped a double-double on 34 points and nine boards for Bothell. Lipkin's afternoon made it ten games in a row in which she has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Petrin, who had 14 points along with five assists and five rebounds.
Mercer Island's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Bothell, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 13-4.
Mercer Island didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 65-55 loss against Inglemoor on the 29th. As for Bothell, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 62-29 win against Renton on the 27th.
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