The Reardan Screaming Eagles will take on the Newport Grizzlies at 5:45 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Reardan has eight straight wins, Newport has four straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Saturday, Reardan took their match with ease, bagging a 61-33 victory over St. George's. The Screaming Eagles have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won five contests by 26 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Newport didn't have quite enough to beat Priest River on Wednesday and fell 39-36. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 305th in Washington, while the Spartans are ranked 98th in Idaho).
Reardan's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Everything came up roses for Reardan against Newport when the teams last played back in November of 2021, as the team secured a 56-25 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Reardan since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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