Mercer Island lost against North Creek back in December of 2024 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Mercer Island Islanders took a 58-50 hit to the loss column at the hands of the North Creek Jaguars.
It was another big night for Cris Bonicillo, who went 9 of 17 on his way to 24 points and five rebounds for North Creek. Bonicillo's evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rohan Baidwan, who posted ten points and five boards.
Mercer Island's loss dropped their record down to 8-7. As for North Creek, the win made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 7-6.
Mercer Island will host Sammamish at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Sammamish knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past six games -- so hopefully Mercer Island likes a good challenge. As for North Creek, they will be playing at home against Juanita at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. North Creek is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 59.2 points per game this season.
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