The WF West Bearcats and the Archbishop Murphy Wildcats will face off at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday without much rest, having both just played. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
WF West is on a roll after a high-stakes playoff matchup on Friday. They breezed past Bainbridge to the tune of 59-28. With the Bearcats ahead 35-9 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Archbishop Murphy on Friday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Columbia River out of the water with a 65-35 final score. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked tenth, while the Rapids are ranked 71st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
WF West has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 17 of their last 19 contests. That's provided a nice bump to their 25-3 record this season. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37.4 points. Archbishop Murphy's win bumped their record up to 23-3.
WF West came up short against Archbishop Murphy when the teams last played on Saturday, falling 53-41. Can WF West avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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