The Bishop Blanchet Bears and the North Creek Jaguars will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Both teams are coming into the matchup red-hot, with Bishop Blanchet sitting on ten straight wins and North Creek on six.
On Friday, Bishop Blanchet greeted the New Year with with a 52-34 victory over Seattle Academy. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Cardinals are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, North Creek got the win against Jefferson on Friday by a conclusive 63-40. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
Bishop Blanchet better focus on containing Seirat Bhullar and Grace Pinder as the pair were huge in North Creek's win. Bhullar went 5 of 11 en route to 16 points along with five assists and five boards, while Pinder went 6 of 10 on her way to 16 points and six rebounds. That's the most rebounds Pinder has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Bareither, who posted two points and six rebounds.
Bishop Blanchet pushed their record up to 10-0 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for North Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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