The Eastside Catholic Crusaders will take on the Rainier Beach Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Monday.
Eastside Catholic is probably headed into the contest with a chip on their shoulder considering O'Dea just ended the team's three-game winning streak on Friday. They received a blow as they fell 69-54 to the Fighting Irish.
Meanwhile, Rainier Beach had already won five in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.8 points) and they went ahead and made it six on Friday. They claimed a resounding 81-43 victory over the Roughriders. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 23 points or more this season.
Rainier Beach's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 100.3 points per game. As for Eastside Catholic, their defeat ended a five-game streak of away wins and brought them to 9-5.
Eastside Catholic was able to grind out a solid victory over Rainier Beach when the teams last played back in March of 2024, winning 65-57. Will Eastside Catholic repeat their success, or does Rainier Beach have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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