Mountlake Terrace is 9-1 against Lynnwood since December of 2015, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Mountlake Terrace Hawks will look to defend their home court against the Lynnwood Royals at 7:15 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Mountlake Terrace has eight straight wins, Lynnwood has 17 straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the field.
Mountlake Terrace can now show off nine landslide victories after their most recent matchup on Tuesday. They put the hurt on Edmonds-Woodway with a sharp 73-49 win. Given Mountlake Terrace's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while Edmonds-Woodway is ranked 164th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, things could have been worse for Lynnwood, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-43 loss to Meadowdale on Tuesday.
Mountlake Terrace's win was their eighth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 16-1. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.4 points per game. As for Lynnwood, their loss dropped their record down to 0-16.
Everything came up roses for Mountlake Terrace against Lynnwood when the teams last played back in January of 2023 as the squad secured a 73-36 win. Does Mountlake Terrace have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lynnwood turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
