Columbia River is 5-0 against WF West since January of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Tuesday. The Columbia River Rapids will head out on the road to take on the WF West Bearcats at 6:00 p.m. One thing working in Columbia River's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 11 games.
Even though Black Hills scored an imposing 67 points on Saturday, Columbia River still came out on top. Columbia River walked away with a 74-67 win over Black Hills. Given Columbia River's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Black Hills is ranked 229th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, WF West waltzed into their contest on Saturday with six straight wins but they left with seven. They came out on top against R.A. Long by a score of 53-46.
WF West got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Tyler Klatush out in front who scored 18 points. Lucas Hoff was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Columbia River pushed their record up to 16-6 with that win, which was their sixth straight at home. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.8 points per game. As for WF West, they have been performing well recently as they've won 12 of their last 15 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 15-6 record this season.
Columbia River took their win against WF West when the teams last played back in February of 2019 by a conclusive 61-35. The rematch might be a little tougher for Columbia River since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
