The Tulalip Heritage Hawks and the Willapa Valley Vikings will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Both come into the contest bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
If Tulalip Heritage beats Willapa Valley with 67 points on Saturday, it's going to be the team's new lucky number: they've won their past two matches with that exact score. Tulalip Heritage beat Moses Lake Christian Academy on Friday by the very same score they won with in their prior game: 67-54. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Hawks.
Meanwhile, Willapa Valley had already proven themselves in the regular season and they didn't miss a beat now that it's playoff time. They secured a 51-46 W over Ocosta on Friday.
Tulalip Heritage pushed their record up to 21-5 with the victory, which was their 15th straight at home dating back to last season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 31.3 points. As for Willapa Valley, their win bumped their record up to 23-3.
Tulalip Heritage couldn't quite get it done against Willapa Valley in their previous matchup last Friday as they fell 59-51. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Willapa Valley's Blane King, who shot 47% from the field on his way to 20 points along with eight rebounds and five steals. Now that Tulalip Heritage knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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