The Mt. Spokane Wildcats will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Lake City Timberwolves at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: both posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Lake City is hoping to do what Kentwood couldn't on Saturday: put an end to Mt. Spokane's winning streak, which now stands at three games. Mt. Spokane came out on top against Kentwood by a score of 67-57.
Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Lake City). They managed a 79-73 victory over Mead on Saturday. Given the Timberwolves' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked fourth in Idaho, while the Panthers are ranked 83rd in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mt. Spokane is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 6-3 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.0 points per game. As for Lake City, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 8-3.
Things could have been worse for Mt. Spokane, but things could have been a whole lot better as they took a 76-62 loss to Lake City in their previous meeting back in November of 2021. Can Mt. Spokane avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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