The Cascade Kodiaks are taking a road trip to face off against the Liberty Bell Mountain Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
Cascade is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Moses Lake on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Cascade was beaten by Moses Lake 83-38. The Kodiaks were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 48-25.
Meanwhile, Liberty Bell had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 41.5 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They strolled past the Pioneers with points to spare, taking the game 69-52. Given the Mountain Lions' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 89th, while the Pioneers are ranked 213th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty Bell pushed their record up to 8-5 with the victory, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.5 points per game. As for Cascade, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 2-12.
Cascade was dealt a bruising 70-29 defeat at the hands of Liberty Bell when the teams last played back in January of 2024. Can Cascade avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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