The Inchelium Hornets will challenge the Curlew Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Inchelium has five straight victories, Curlew has five straight losses), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Inchelium is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They claimed a resounding 89-29 win over Columbia. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 144th, while the Lions are ranked 371st), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Curlew took on Cusick on Thursday. Curlew took a hard 54-39 fall against Cusick.
Inchelium's victory was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 75.0 points per game. As for Curlew, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-9.
Inchelium took their win against Curlew when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 75-49. In that game, Inchelium amassed a halftime lead of 49-26, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.
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