The Interlake Saints will head out on the road to square off against the Cedarcrest Red Wolves at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. Interlake knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past five matchups -- so hopefully Cedarcrest likes a good challenge.
Interlake is probably headed into the game with a chip on their shoulder considering Bellevue just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They took a 77-58 bruising from the Wolverines. While losing is never fun, the Saints can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 161st, while the Wolverines are ranked 13th).
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Cedarcrest). They came out on top against Newport - Bellevue by a score of 66-55 on Monday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Red Wolves.
Cedarcrest is also on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four contests, which provided a massive bump to their 6-10 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 55.5 points per game. As for Interlake, their loss dropped their record down to 12-4.
Interlake was able to grind out a solid victory over Cedarcrest in their previous meeting back in December of 2024, winning 59-48. The rematch might be a little tougher for Interlake since the team 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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