Curlew hasn't had much luck against Inchelium recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Curlew Cougars will head out on the road to take on the Inchelium Hornets at 7:30 p.m. Curlew will be strutting in after a victory while Inchelium will be coming in after a loss.
Curlew is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Saturday. They walked away with a 50-43 win over Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame.
Annika Baker
| 02/08/25 vs Chesterton Academy of Notre Dame | 4 |
| 02/05/25 vs Almira-Coulee-Hartline | 2 |
| 01/25/25 vs Inchelium | 4 |
| 01/24/25 @ Northport | 9 |
| 01/21/25 @ Selkirk | 4 |
Curlew got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Annika Baker out in front who dropped a double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds. Baker has been hot, having also posted two or more steals the last five times she's played. Melissa Bineau was another key player, going 5 for 10 en route to 11 points.
Curlew smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 22 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches.
Meanwhile, Inchelium entered their game against Wilbur-Creston-Keller on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Inchelium fell just short of Wilbur-Creston-Keller by a score of 57-54.
Curlew's record is now 12-6. As for Inchelium, their defeat was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 12-1 and their overall record down to 16-2.
Curlew was taken down by Inchelium 88-51 in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Inchelium's Ronni Seymour, who posted 38 points. Now that Curlew knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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