Basketball Recap: North Beach Takes a Loss

North Beach played a tough game on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They were outmatched by the Sound Christian Lions and fell 78-38. While losing is never fun, the Hyaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 303rd, while the Lions are ranked 113th).

Sonny Terrel

Points

12/20/24 @ Sound Christian	11
12/10/24 @ Willapa Valley	8
12/17/24 vs Elma	7
12/05/24 @ Oakville	7
12/13/24 vs Northwest Christian	4

Despite the defeat, North Beach saw an underclassman step up: sophomore Sonny Terrel went 5 of 7 on his way to 11 points. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Terrel has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Dakota Russell, who posted nine points.

Even though they lost, North Beach was working as a unit and finished the game with 11 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Makai Resseau was his usual excellent self, going 8 of 14 on his way to 20 points for Sound Christian. Resseau is on a roll when it comes to points, as he's now scored 20 or more in the last four games he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Moses Stiver, who dropped a double-double on ten points and 14 boards.

North Beach's loss was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Sound Christian, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.

North Beach wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 63-18 win against Lake Quinault on the 27th. As for Sound Christian, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 73-28 victory against Three Rivers Christian on the 21st.