The North Creek Jaguars will head out to take on the Lake Washington Kangaroos at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Last Saturday, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, North Creek beat Arlington 56-51. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Jaguars.
North Creek's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jocelyn Tamayo, who posted 16 points. Madison McGill was another key player, putting up ten points.
Meanwhile, Lake Washington had already won four in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.5 points) and they went ahead and made it five on Friday. They beat the Cougars by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 67-51. Given the Kangaroos' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked third, while the Cougars are ranked 27th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Creek's record now sits at 17-7. As for Lake Washington, their record now sits at 20-4.
North Creek was taken down by Lake Washington 58-19 in their previous matchup back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lake Washington's Paige Citron, who went 8-for-9 on her way to 20 points and four steals. Now that North Creek 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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