The Anacortes Seahawks will venture away from home to face off against the Arlington Eagles at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday.
Anacortes is headed into Thursday's contest hungry for a win as their strong season has now been derailed by two straight defeats. They were five points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 57-52 heartbreaker at the hands of Squalicum.
Meanwhile, Arlington had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 17.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They snuck past the Timberwolves with a 51-45 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Timberwolves are ranked 106th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Arlington is also on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.1 points per game. As for Anacortes, their loss dropped their record down to 11-4.
Anacortes came up short against Arlington in their previous matchup back in December of 2019, falling 56-51. Thankfully for Anacortes, Ethan Martin (who went 6 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 22 points) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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