The Mount Tahoma T-Birds will take on the Mercer Island Islanders in a holiday battle at at 3:30 p.m. on Monday.
On Saturday, Mount Tahoma came up short against Bellarmine Prep and fell 61-50. The loss continues a trend for the T-Birds in their matchups with the Lions: they've now lost three in a row.
Meanwhile, Mercer Island posted their biggest victory since January 29th on Tuesday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Interlake 74-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Islanders.
Mount Tahoma better keep an eye on William McDonald. He was instrumental in Mercer Island's win, going 10 of 19 en route to 24 points along with six steals and five boards. McDonald's evening made it five games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Mcdonald, who went 5 of 6 on his way to 13 points.
Mercer Island was working as a unit and finished the game with 20 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Interlake only posted nine assists.
Mercer Island's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 4-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.0 points per game. As for Mount Tahoma, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-5.
Mount Tahoma didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mercer Island in their previous matchup back in December of 2023, but they still walked away with a 66-62 victory. Will Mount Tahoma repeat their success, or does Mercer Island have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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