The Spanaway Lake Sentinels are taking a road trip to square off against the Puyallup Vikings at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. The squads are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Spanaway Lake has struggled recently with five losses in a row, while Puyallup will arrive with four straight victories.
Last Thursday, Spanaway Lake was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap as they fell 65-61 to Sumner. While losing is never fun, the Sentinels can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 253rd, while the Spartans are ranked 74th).
| 01/03/24 @ Silas | 29 |
| 01/09/25 vs Sumner | 28 |
| 12/06/24 vs Graham-Kapowsin | 27 |
| 12/23/24 vs River Ridge | 25 |
| 12/10/24 @ Yelm | 24 |
Spanaway Lake might have lost, but man, Darius Alexander was a machine: he posted 28 points. That's the most points Alexander has posted since back in January of 2024. Demond Louis was another key player, putting up eight points along with six boards and three steals.
Meanwhile, Puyallup didn't have too much trouble with Bonney Lake on Thursday as they won 62-43.
Puyallup pushed their record up to 11-2 with the win, which was their fifth straight on the road. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Spanaway Lake, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.
Spanaway Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Puyallup when the teams last played back in January of 2016, but they still walked away with a 67-62 victory. Does Spanaway Lake have another victory up their sleeve, or will Puyallup turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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