It was a proper cat-fight when Mt. Spokane challenged Mead on Friday. The Mt. Spokane Wildcats fell to the Mead Panthers 51-46. While losing is never fun, the Wildcats can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 115th, while the Panthers are ranked 28th).
Mt. Spokane has also been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four games, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-12 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 54.8 points over those games. As for Mead, they are on a roll lately: they've won nine of their last 11 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
Coming up, Mt. Spokane will head out on the road to challenge Central Valley at 5:00 p.m. on February 15th. One thing working in Central Valley's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Mead does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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