North Creek hasn't had much luck against Issaquah recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The North Creek Jaguars will look to defend their home court against the Issaquah Eagles at 5:00 p.m. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this match.
North Creek came up into this matchup off a tough 34-point loss on Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of Woodinville by a score of 56-54 on Tuesday. The Jaguars have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
Meanwhile, Issaquah came up short against Glacier Peak on Tuesday and fell 57-44. While losing is never fun, the Eagles can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 72nd, while the Grizzlies are ranked eighth).
Issaquah's defeat dropped their record down to 14-10. As for North Creek, their loss dropped their record down to 14-11.
North Creek barely slipped by Issaquah in their previous matchup two weeks ago, winning 66-65. Will North Creek repeat their success, or does Issaquah have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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