If Northwest Christian was riding high fresh off their 55-30 takedown of Rainier Christian on Thursday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Northwest Christian Wolverines fell to the North Beach Hyaks 45-40. The Wolverines were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Hyaks apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in January of 2022.
Northwest Christian's defeat came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Dan Babber, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 20 points and eight steals. Babber is becoming a predictor of Northwest Christian's success: when he posts at least five steals the team is 2-1 (and 0-3 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Jack Vahey, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds.
It was another big night for JJ Eastman, who shot 7-for-11 from beyond the arc and dropped a double-double on 25 points and 17 boards for North Beach. With that strong performance, Eastman is now averaging an impressive 16 points per game. Another player making a difference was Sawyer Reither, who posted five points in addition to seven rebounds and three steals.
Northwest Christian has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for North Beach, they moved to 1-3 with that victory, which also ended their six-game losing streak.
Northwest Christian didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 55-29 win against Chief Leschi on the 16th. As for North Beach, they will host Elma at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Elma has been dominant on offense recently, having racked up an incredible 184 points over their last three games.
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