The Mount Vernon Bulldogs and the Mt. Baker Mountaineers will face off at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Mount Vernon will be strutting in after a victory while Mt. Baker will be coming in after a defeat.
Mount Vernon is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest win since December 27, 2024 on Friday. Everything went their way against Blaine as Mount Vernon made off with a 57-36 victory. Given the Bulldogs' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 86th, while the Borderites are ranked 259th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, Mt. Baker was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their eighth straight loss. They lost 56-30 to Ferndale.
Mt. Baker's defeat dropped their record down to 6-12. As for Mount Vernon, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six games, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Mount Vernon beat Mt. Baker 61-48 in their previous meeting back in December of 2021. Will Mount Vernon repeat their success, or does Mt. Baker have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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