Muckleshoot Tribal hasn't had much luck against Neah Bay recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Muckleshoot Tribal Kings will challenge the Neah Bay Red Devils at 5:00 p.m. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Muckleshoot Tribal can't be too worried about heading out to take on Neah Bay: they just beat Concrete at home, who had been dominant on their own court up to that point. Muckleshoot Tribal came out on top against Concrete by a score of 54-46 on Tuesday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Kings.
Meanwhile, Neah Bay entered their tilt with Evergreen Lutheran on Tuesday with three consecutive wins , and they'll enter their next game with four. They blew past the Eagles, posting a 57-22 victory. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 36th, while the Eagles are ranked 263rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Neah Bay pushed their record up to 18-1 with the win, which was their third straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 17.7 points over those games. As for Muckleshoot Tribal, their victory bumped their record up to 12-6.
Muckleshoot Tribal was dealt a bruising 79-16 defeat at the hands of Neah Bay in their previous matchup back in December of 2021. That matchup was all but decided by halftime, at which point Muckleshoot Tribal was down 40-14.
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