The Rainier Mountaineers are taking a road trip to face off against the Neah Bay Red Devils at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Rainier is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They breezed by Morton/White Pass to the tune of 76-47 on Thursday. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Mountaineers.
Meanwhile, Neah Bay put another one in the bag on Wednesday to keep their perfect season alive. They claimed a resounding 65-11 win over Clallam Bay. Given the Red Devils' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 13th, while the Bruins are ranked 351st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Neah Bay's victory was their tenth straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 14-0. Those victories came thanks to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 27.2 points per game. As for Rainier, they have been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Rainier strolled past Neah Bay in their previous matchup back in December of 2023 by a score of 56-41. The rematch might be a little tougher for Rainier since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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