Basketball Game Preview: Spanaway Lake Sentinels vs. Bonney Lake Panthers

Spanaway Lake has gone 10-0 against Bonney Lake recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Thursday. The Spanaway Lake Sentinels will venture away from home to square off against the Bonney Lake Panthers at 7:00 p.m. Spanaway Lake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.2 points per game this season.

Spanaway Lake is headed into the match having just posted their closest win since December 2, 2023 on Tuesday. They had just enough and edged Yelm out 55-52. The victory made it back-to-back wins for the Sentinels.

Darius Alexander continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, putting up 24 points and three steals. The game was his fourth in a row with at least ten points. Another player making a difference was Sean Rector, who went 6 of 13 on his way to 12 points.

Meanwhile, the third road contest was the charm for Bonney Lake, as they earned their first road win of the season. They came out on top against Bethel by a score of 72-59 on Tuesday.

Spanaway Lake's victory ended a four-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 3-1. As for Bonney Lake, the win got them back to even at 2-2.

Spanaway Lake didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Bonney Lake in their previous matchup back in January, but they still walked away with a 67-61 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Spanaway Lake since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.