North Beach is on a three-game streak of home losses, Chief Leschi a five-game streak of away losses dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Wednesday. The North Beach Hyaks will welcome the Chief Leschi Warriors at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
North Beach is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against Ocosta on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. North Beach took a blow against Ocosta, falling 79-49. The Hyaks were down 57-34 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
JJ Eastman
| 01/16/25 @ Ocosta | 5 |
| 01/14/25 vs Forks | 3 |
| 01/09/25 @ Raymond/South Bend | 2 |
| 01/07/25 vs Ilwaco | 6 |
| 01/04/25 @ Taholah | 5 |
Despite the defeat, North Beach saw an underclassman step up: sophomore JJ Eastman dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten boards. Eastman has been hot, having also posted two or more blocks the last seven times he's played. Another player making a difference was Dakota Russell, who posted nine points.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 84-23, which was the final score in Chief Leschi's tilt against Forks on Thursday. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 374th, while the Spartans are ranked 119th).
North Beach's loss dropped their record down to 3-11. As for Chief Leschi, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-15.
North Beach took their win against Chief Leschi in their previous meeting on January 3rd by a conclusive 65-44. Will North Beach repeat their success, or does Chief Leschi have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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