There's no place like home for the Emerald Ridge Jaguars, who bounced back after a tough loss on the road on Thursday. They wrapped up 2023 with a 70-53 win over Newport - Bellevue. That 70-53 margin sets a new team best for Emerald Ridge this season.
Newport - Bellevue's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Jace Rainey, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 11 rebounds, and Isaak Losoya who scored 16 points. Rainey scored a full 39.6% of Newport - Bellevue's points, the fourth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Justin Seng, who scored nine points.
Even though they lost, Newport - Bellevue were working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Emerald Ridge now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Newport - Bellevue, they still haven't won a game yet this season and fell to 0-9.
Emerald Ridge and Kentridge will face off at 2:00 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Newport - Bellevue and Bonney Lake will face off at 12:30 p.m. on December 30, 2023 without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. Bonney Lake has now lost seven straight, and the team is hunting for their first win since December 2.
