Lapwai has gone 9-1 against Kamiah recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Lapwai Wildcats will face off against the Kamiah Kubs at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Kamiah will be up against a hot Lapwai squad: the team just extended their winning streak to six. Lapwai simply couldn't be stopped on Wednesday as they easily beat Potlatch 76-27. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Loggers are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Junee Picard
| 02/05/25 vs Potlatch | 60% |
| 01/18/25 vs Potlatch | 50% |
| 12/18/24 vs Moscow | 50% |
| 12/05/24 @ Potlatch | 50% |
| 01/14/25 @ Genesee | 43% |
Lapwai's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Junee Picard, who went 6 of 10 to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance also gave Picard a new career-high in shooting accuracy (60%). Skylin Picard was another key player, going 5 for 11 on her way to 11 points and four steals.
Lapwai smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive rebounds in six consecutive matchups.
Meanwhile, Kamiah really took it to Troy for the full four quarters, racking up a 66-38 win. The victory continues a trend for the Kubs in their matchups with the Trojans: they've now won seven in a row.
Lapwai better keep an eye on Emma Krogh. She was instrumental in Kamiah's win, going 13 of 26 en route to 35 points. That makes it seven consecutive games in which Krogh has scored at least a third of Kamiah's points. Another player making a difference was Lily Campbell, who posted 13 points.
Kamiah pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. Those victories came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points over those games. As for Lapwai, their victory bumped their record up to 18-3.
Lapwai and Kamiah were neck-and-neck in their previous matchup back in January, but Lapwai came up empty-handed after a 43-42 loss. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Krogh, who had 26 points and five boards. Now that Lapwai knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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