Inchelium's and Curlew's matchup on Saturday was close at halftime, but Inchelium turned on the heat in the second half with 43 points. The Inchelium Hornets simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Curlew Cougars 69-30. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 149th, while the Cougars are ranked 359th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Curlew lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Nathan Boyce, who posted 11 points and seven boards. Boyce continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Another player making a difference was Luke Doyen, who had five points and seven rebounds.
Hornets
| 01/25/25 @ Curlew | 69-30 |
| 01/21/25 @ Cusick | 69-53 |
| 01/11/25 @ Republic | 68-46 |
| 12/20/24 @ Selkirk | 59-49 |
Inchelium pushed their record up to 13-3 with the win, which was their fourth straight on the road. As for Curlew, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost 11 of their last 13 games, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-15 record this season.
Inchelium does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Curlew, they will take on Varsity Opponent at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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