The Willapa Valley Vikings will head out on the road to square off against the Lake Quinault Elks at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Willapa Valley has eight straight wins, Lake Quinault has five straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Last Tuesday, Willapa Valley earned a 59-48 victory over Taholah. Given the Vikings' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 110th, while the Chitwhins are ranked 252nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Willapa Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brody Aust, who almost dropped a double-double on 17 points and nine rebounds. Another player making a difference was Nathan Fluke, who went 5 of 10 en route to 11 points and seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 85-29, which was the final score in Lake Quinault's tilt against Naselle on Tuesday.
Willapa Valley pushed their record up to 8-2 with the win, which was their seventh straight at home dating back to last season. As for Lake Quinault, their loss dropped their record down to 1-8.
Everything came up roses for Willapa Valley against Lake Quinault when the teams last played back in December of 2014, as the squad secured a 77-37 victory. In that contest, Willapa Valley amassed a halftime lead of 43-14, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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