Having just played yesterday, the Northwest Christian School Crusaders will head out on the road to face off against the Newport Grizzlies at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northwest Christian School will be strutting in after a victory while Newport will be coming in after a defeat.
Northwest Christian School took a loss when they played away from home last Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Friday. They blew past Reardan 62-41. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 21 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Newport was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They had to suffer through a 64-37 loss at the hands of Colville. While losing is never fun, the Grizzlies can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 284th, while the Crimson Hawks are ranked 117th).
Northwest Christian School pushed their record up to 12-3 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.0 points per game. As for Newport, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-11.
Everything went Northwest Christian School's way against Newport when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Northwest Christian School made off with a 51-26 victory. In that match, Northwest Christian School amassed a halftime lead of 29-4, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Saturday.
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