Basketball Recap: Cascade Christian Makes It Six in a Row on the Road

Cougars

Margin (Wins)

01/07/25 @ Charles Wright	55
12/10/24 vs Seattle Christian	40
12/13/24 vs Chimacum	37
01/23/25 @ Seattle Christian	36
01/10/25 @ Klahowya	31

Cascade Christian's game on Saturday was close up to the half, which is when they kicked things up a notch. They beat the East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum] Rivals by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 45-24. The Cougars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won ten contests by 20 points or more this season.

East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum]'s defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Teri Wiley, who posted three points along with nine steals and six rebounds, and Penina Vailolo, who earned eight points and 12 boards. Wiley is becoming a predictor of East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum]'s success: when she posts at least five steals the team is 7-2 (and 2-5 when she doesn't).

Cascade Christian's victory was their sixth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-3. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 24.5 points per game. As for East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum], with the loss, they broke their eight-game winning streak and moved their record to 9-7.

Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Cascade Christian will face off against Vashon Island at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Cascade Christian is facing Vashon Island at the right time seeing as Vashon Island is stuck on a three-game losing streak. As for East Jefferson [Port Townsend/Chimacum], they will challenge Bellevue Christian at 7:00 p.m. on Friday.