Priest River and Newport are an even 5-5 against one another since December of 2018, but not for long. The Priest River Spartans will look to defend their home court on Friday against the Newport Grizzlies at 7:30 p.m. Priest River is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.5 points per game this season.
Priest River is probably headed into the matchup with a chip on their shoulder considering Orofino just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Friday. They took a hard 53-38 fall against the Maniacs. The contest marked the Spartans' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Palmer Coleman, who posted four points in addition to nine boards and six assists. Another player making a difference was Ian Lamanna, who earned nine points.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Newport). They walked away with a 59-48 victory over Chewelah on Wednesday. The win was a breath of fresh air for the Grizzlies as it put an end to their 18-game losing streak dating back to last season.
Newport's first victory this season bumped their record up to 1-15. As for Priest River, their defeat was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 4-1 and their overall record down to 10-3.
Priest River took their win against Newport in their previous meeting back in December of 2024 by a conclusive 65-43. Will Priest River repeat their success, or does Newport have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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