The North Kitsap Vikings will venture away from home to square off against the Bainbridge Spartans at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
North Kitsap can't be too worried about heading out to take on Bainbridge: they just beat Fife at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. North Kitsap took down Fife 40-24 on Tuesday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Vikings.
Meanwhile, Bainbridge entered their tilt with Kingston on Tuesday with nine consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with ten. They blew past the Buccaneers 71-51. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 67th, while the Buccaneers are ranked 241st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bainbridge pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.5 points over those games. As for North Kitsap, their victory bumped their record up to 16-6.
North Kitsap ended up a good deal behind Bainbridge in their previous matchup last Tuesday, losing 41-23. Can North Kitsap avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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