Curlew is on a five-game streak of home wins, while Pateros is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Curlew Cougars will take on the Pateros Billygoats/Nannies at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully Curlew focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 26 on Saturday.
After soaring to a 25-point victory in their last game, Curlew came back down to earth on Saturday. They fell just short of Inchelium by a score of 44-41. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest defeat Curlew has suffered against Inchelium since February 29, 2020.
Curlew's loss shouldn't obscure the performances of Annika Baker, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and ten rebounds, and Emma Lena Baker who scored 13 points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Pateros stacked a 12th blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They blew past Cascade Christian Academy 61-15 on the road. With Pateros ahead 43-5 at the half, the matchup was all but over already.
Curlew's loss ended a 11-game streak of away wins and brought them to 16-2. As for Pateros, they are on a roll lately: they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 14-3 record this season.
Curlew couldn't quite finish off Pateros in their previous matchup back in December of 2022 and fell 30-27. Will Curlew have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
