The Northport Mustangs will take on the Inchelium Hornets in a holiday battle at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The two teams are sauntering into the matchup backed by comfortable wins in their prior games.
Northport will bounce into Tuesday's contest after beating Cusick, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. The Mustangs were the clear victors by a 76-56 margin over the Panthers on Saturday. The victory continues a trend for the Mustangs in their matchups with the Panthers: they've now won three in a row.
Inchelium not only won on Saturday, but they posted their biggest win since January 25th (when they won 69-30). They blew past Curlew, posting a 66-30 win. The final result isn't all that surprising considering the Hornets' considerable advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 45th, while the Cougars are ranked 168th).
Northport now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Inchelium, their victory bumped their record up to 4-2.
Northport was able to grind out a solid win over Inchelium when the teams last played back in January, winning 69-56. Will the Mustangs repeat their success, or do the Hornets have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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