Ocosta is 8-2 against North Beach since January of 2020 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Saturday. The Ocosta Wildcats will head out on the road to take on the North Beach Hyaks at 3:00 p.m. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Ocosta has four straight wins, North Beach has nine straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Ocosta will head into Tuesday's contest hoping to keep the good times rolling: they proved they can win big last Wednesday (they won by 34) and on Tuesday they proved they can win the close ones too. They had just enough and edged Taholah out 67-64. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest victory the Wildcats have posted since January 31, 2024.
| 01/28/25 @ Taholah | 9 |
| 01/31/24 @ North Beach | 7 |
| 01/11/24 vs Chief Leschi | 6 |
| 02/03/24 @ Adna | 6 |
| 01/06/25 vs Pe Ell | 5 |
Ocosta's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Jesus Agramon, who shot 4-for-5 from downtown and almost dropped a double-double on 27 points and nine boards, and Sonny Beard, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. That's the most boards Agramon has posted since back in January of 2024. Noah Prigmore was another key player, putting up four points and five assists.
Meanwhile, after soaring to 59 points the game before, North Beach was a bit more limited in their game on Friday. They were outmatched by Forks and fell 69-19. While losing is never fun, the Hyaks can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 360th, while the Spartans are ranked 121st).
Ocosta pushed their record up to 12-4 with the win, which was their third straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 62.0 points per game. As for North Beach, their defeat dropped their record down to 3-15.
Everything came up roses for Ocosta against North Beach when the teams last played back in January, as the squad secured a 79-49 victory. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was North Beach's JJ Eastman, who dropped a double-double on 25 points and ten rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Ocosta still be able to contain Eastman? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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