Having just played yesterday, the Bellevue Wolverines will head out on the road to face off against the Garfield Bulldogs at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
On Friday, Bellevue was able to grind out a solid victory over Mercer Island, taking the game 72-59. Given the Wolverines' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while the Islanders are ranked 115th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Liberty typically has all the answers at home, but on Friday Garfield proved too difficult a challenge. They came out on top against the Patriots by a score of 70-60.
Garfield has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-8 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points over those games. Bellevue's record is now 19-6.
Bellevue came up short against Garfield when the teams last played back in February of 2018, falling 44-40. Can Bellevue avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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