It'll be a Battle of the Birds when the Eagles challenge the Falcons at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Arlington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last seven matches.
Arlington is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Mount Si, who was ranked 14th at the time (Arlington was ranked 24th). Arlington fell to Mount Si 70-64. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Tuesday (55), the Eagles still had to take the loss.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 56 points the game before, Woodinville was a bit more limited in their game on Thursday. They were beaten by Glacier Peak 60-30.
Arlington's defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 19-6. As for Woodinville, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost nine of their last 12 contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 12-14 record this season.
Arlington strolled past Woodinville in their previous meeting back in December of 2017 by a score of 64-50. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Woodinville's Jaden Sheffey, who almost dropped a double-double with 19 points and nine boards. Now that he won't be playing on Saturday, will it be easier for Arlington to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
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