Orcas Island is 0-3 against Sound Christian since December of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. The Orcas Island Vikings will face off against the Sound Christian Lions at 3:00 p.m. Orcas Island has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
Having struggled with six defeats in a row, Orcas Island turned things around against Concrete on Tuesday. They breezed by the Lions to the tune of 67-35. For those keeping track at home, that's the biggest win the Vikings have posted since February 3, 2024.
Meanwhile, there's no place like home for Sound Christian, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Wednesday. They walked away with a 63-51 victory over Northwest Yeshiva on Thursday.
Orcas Island better keep an eye on Kona Resseau. He was instrumental in Sound Christian's win, going 13 of 27 on his way to 31 points in addition to six assists and five boards. The dominant performance gave Resseau a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Moses Stiver, who went 6 of 11 on his way to 12 points and eight rebounds.
Sound Christian was working as a unit and finished the game with ten assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Sound Christian pushed their record up to 9-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.3 points. As for Orcas Island, their victory was their first in the district, bumping their district record up to 1-2 and their overall record up to 2-8.
Orcas Island suffered a grim 74-52 defeat to Sound Christian when the teams last played back in December of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Sound Christian's Makai Resseau, who made all 6 shots he took from beyond the arc to post 25 points. Now that Orcas Island knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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