The Lake Stevens Vikings and the West Valley Rams will face off at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday without much rest, having both just played. Lake Stevens has insisted on making their last three contests complete nail-biters, turning in a record of 2-1 during that stretch of close contests.
On Monday, Lake Stevens narrowly escaped with a victory as the squad sidled past Davis 58-55. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Pirates are ranked 212th) , the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, West Valley was within striking distance but couldn't close the gap on Monday as they fell 69-64 to Glacier Peak. The game marked the Rams' lowest-scoring matchup so far this season.
This is the second loss in a row for West Valley and nudges their season record down to 5-2. As for Lake Stevens, their win bumped their record up to 4-2.
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