The Issaquah Eagles will head out to challenge the Bothell Cougars at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Bothell took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Issaquah, who comes in off a win.
Issaquah is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since December 11, 2024 on Saturday. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat Kamiak 73-31. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 24th, while the Knights are ranked 175th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's hard to turn regular season success into postseason wins, a fact Bothell can now relate to. The game between them and the Kangaroos didn't end well, with Bothell falling 67-51. The Cougars haven't had much luck with the Kangaroos recently, as the team has come up short the last four times they've met.
Issaquah will have to contain Charlotte Lipkin as she made an impact in Bothell's last game. She went 9-for-16 on her way to 25 points and eight rebounds. The matchup was Lipkin's fifth in a row with at least 15 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Bailey Petrin, who went 5-for-12 to rack up 11 points.
Issaquah's win bumped their record up to 16-10. As for Bothell, their defeat dropped their record down to 16-7.
Issaquah lost to Bothell on the road by a decisive 54-39 margin in their previous matchup back in January. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Lipkin, who went 8-for-13 en route to 22 points along with six boards and four steals. Now that Issaquah 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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