Northwest Christian School is 8-2 against Kettle Falls since January of 2019, and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Friday. The Northwest Christian School Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Kettle Falls Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. One thing working in Northwest Christian School's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last 15 games.
Northwest Christian School posted their biggest win since December 9, 2023 on Saturday. Everything went their way against Upper Columbia Academy as Northwest Christian School made off with a 66-43 victory. Given Northwest Christian School's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 96th, while Upper Columbia Academy is ranked 325th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Northwest Christian School relied on the efforts of Titus Spuler, who scored 16 points, and Avi West, who scored 18 points. Another player making a difference was Ben Slade, who scored ten points.
Meanwhile, Kettle Falls put the finishing touches on their sixth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They blew past Chewelah 78-57. Having run the score up that high, both teams probably have some extra defensive drills coming up.
Northwest Christian School's victory was their third straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 10-7. As for Kettle Falls, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine contests, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Northwest Christian School beat Kettle Falls 57-48 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. The rematch might be a little tougher for Northwest Christian School since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
