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| 01/31/25 - Home | 53-47 W |
| 12/07/24 - Away | 65-43 W |
| 01/25/24 - Away | 59-67 L |
| 12/02/23 - Home | 63-28 W |
| 01/12/23 - Home | 62-42 W |
Priest River won the last time they faced Newport and things went their way on Friday too. The Priest River Spartans snuck past the Newport Grizzlies with a 53-47 win. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 44th in Idaho, while the Grizzlies are ranked 300th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Priest River to victory, but perhaps none more so than Ian Lamanna, who posted 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Cook, who went 5 of 8 on his way to 10 points.
Priest River is on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matches, which provided a nice bump to their 11-3 record this season. As for Newport, their defeat was their 18th straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 1-16.
Priest River has already played their next contest, a 56-40 victory against Grangeville on the 1st. As for Newport, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next game, a 41-36 win against Kettle Falls on the 1st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
