The Graham-Kapowsin Eagles will head out on the road to square off against the Mt. Rainier Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Mt. Rainier took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Graham-Kapowsin, who comes in off a win.
Graham-Kapowsin can finally bid farewell to their four-game losing streak thanks to their game on Saturday. They came out on top in a nail-biter against Bellarmine Prep and snuck past 42-40.
Meanwhile, Mt. Rainier pushed their score all the way to 59 on Friday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They were the victim of a tough 84-59 loss at the hands of Tahoma. Mt. Rainier has struggled against Tahoma recently, as their contest on Friday was their third consecutive lost matchup.
Despite the loss, Mt. Rainier got a solid performance out of Zach Luz, who scored 24 points along with two steals. That was a full 40.7% of Mt. Rainier's points, marking the eighth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Wesley Armstrong, who scored four points along with two steals.
Graham-Kapowsin's victory bumped their record up to 10-13. As for Mt. Rainier, their loss dropped their record down to 11-9.
Graham-Kapowsin skirted past Mt. Rainier 57-54 when the teams last played back in December of 2014. Does Graham-Kapowsin have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Rainier turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
