Newport - Bellevue was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They took a hard 68-52 fall against the North Creek Jaguars. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 75-54 back in January.
When it comes to explaining why Newport - Bellevue lost, don't look at Portia Polo. Despite the final result, she went 10 of 19 en route to 23 points and three steals. That was a full 44.2% of Newport - Bellevue's points, marking the eighth time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Elie De Leon, who earned seven points in addition to 11 rebounds and three steals.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead North Creek to victory, but perhaps none more so than Seirat Bhullar, who had 19 points along with eight boards and five assists. Jocelyn Tamayo was another key player, going 7 for 15 on her way to 20 points.
Newport - Bellevue's loss dropped their record down to 6-14. As for North Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 15-6.
Newport - Bellevue has already played their next match (against Sammamish), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. North Creek does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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