The Redmond Mustangs will head out on the road to take on the Lake Washington Kangaroos at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday. The two teams are strolling into their matches after big wins in their previous games.
Redmond is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Newport - Bellevue: they outscored them in every quarter. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that Redmond blew Newport - Bellevue out of the water with a 79-40 final score. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 37-16.
Meanwhile, Lake Washington had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 18.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Tuesday. They blew past the RedHawks, posting a 76-48 victory. Given the Kangaroos' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the RedHawks are ranked 91st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Redmond is on a roll lately: they've won four of their last five matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 16-5 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 67.8 points over those games. As for Lake Washington, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-5.
Redmond and Lake Washington were neck-and-neck in their previous meeting last Tuesday, but Redmond came up empty-handed after a 51-50 defeat. Can Redmond avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
