The Garfield Bulldogs and the Bellevue Wolverines will face off at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Garfield is returning to their home court after beating Liberty on theirs, despite the fact Liberty has dominated at home this season. Garfield came out on top against Liberty by a score of 70-60 on Friday.
Meanwhile, Bellevue was able to grind out a solid victory over Mercer Island on Friday, taking the game 72-59. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Islanders are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Garfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games. Bellevue's win bumped their record up to 19-6.
Garfield didn't have too much breathing room in their matchup against Bellevue in their previous matchup back in February of 2018, but they still walked away with a 44-40 victory. Will Garfield repeat their success, or does Bellevue have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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