The Peninsula Seahawks will square off against the Timberline Blazers at 5:00 p.m. on Friday. Timberline took a loss in their last game and will be looking to turn the tables on Peninsula, who comes in off a win.
On Tuesday, Peninsula beat Mountain View 42-32. The win was just what Peninsula needed coming off of a 76-48 defeat in their prior contest.
Peninsula relied on the efforts of Kaylia Heidelberg, who scored 20 points along with five rebounds and two steals, and Grace Richardson, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 15 rebounds. Richardson hasn't dropped below three steals for four straight games.
Meanwhile, Timberline unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak two weeks ago. They took a 68-51 bruising from North Thurston. The loss unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Timberline in their matchups with North Thurston: they've now lost six in a row.
Timberline's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Shayla Cordis, who scored 26 points along with eight rebounds and two steals, and Brandi Stanford who dropped a double-double on 15 points and ten rebounds. That was a full 51% of Timberline's points, marking the fourth time in a row she's earned more than a third of the team's points.
Peninsula's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 13-8. Those good results were due in large part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.3 points per game. As for Timberline, their loss ended a nine-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-2.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Peninsula have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 30.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Timberline struggles in that department as they've been averaging 29.8 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Peninsula was dealt a bruising 69-42 defeat at the hands of Timberline in their previous meeting back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Cordis, who scored 28 points along with five rebounds and five steals. Now that Peninsula knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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