The Newport Grizzlies and the Medical Lake Cardinals will round out the year against one another at at 10:30 a.m. on Monday. The teams are rolling into the game with opposing streaks: Newport has struggled recently with ten losses in a row, while Medical Lake will arrive with three straight wins.
Last Friday, Newport came up short against East Valley and fell 52-43. While the Grizzlies didn't get the win, they did start the game off strong, beating the Knights 20-10 in the first quarter.
While Medical Lake didn't have the best season last year (they finished 8-15), it's starting to look like those struggles are a thing of the past. They wrapped up 2024 with a 59-45 victory over Kettle Falls. Given the Cardinals' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 119th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 252nd), the result on Saturday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Medical Lake pushed their record up to 6-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.7 points per game. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-7.
Newport came up short against Medical Lake in their previous matchup back in January, falling 65-60. Can Newport avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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