Mt. Baker is 0-6 against Mount Vernon since December of 2018 but things could change on Saturday. The Mt. Baker Mountaineers just played yesterday, but they'll still head out to face the Mount Vernon Bulldogs at 11:00 a.m. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Mt. Baker is headed into Saturday's matchup looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their fourth straight game on Friday. They came up short against Ferndale, falling 77-55.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Mount Vernon). They blew past Blaine, posting a 92-49 win. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Borderites are ranked 289th), the result on Friday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mount Vernon has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a nice bump to their 8-10 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points over those games. As for Mt. Baker, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
Mt. Baker was dealt a bruising 88-43 defeat at the hands of Mount Vernon in their previous matchup back in December of 2023. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mt. Baker was down 47-21.
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