Kamiah is 1-9 against Lapwai since December of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Kamiah Kubs will face off against the Lapwai Wildcats at 5:30 p.m. Both squads will be entering this one on the heels of a big victory.
Last Thursday, Kamiah humbled Troy with a 66-38 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 35-14.
Emma Krogh
| 02/06/25 vs Troy | 35 |
| 02/01/25 @ Potlatch | 20 |
| 01/30/25 @ Prairie | 17 |
| 01/27/25 @ Nezperce | 26 |
| 01/25/25 vs Kendrick | 25 |
| + 2 more games |
Emma Krogh continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines, going 13 of 26 on her way to 35 points. The matchup was her seventh in a row with at least 17 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Lily Campbell, who posted 13 points.
Meanwhile, Lapwai waltzed into their contest on Wednesday with five straight wins... but they left with six. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Loggers 76-27. Given the Wildcats' advantage in MaxPreps' Idaho basketball rankings (they are ranked 32nd, while the Loggers are ranked 129th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lapwai's win came from a few key players Kamiah will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Junee Picard, who went 6 for 10 to rack up 20 points. The dominant performance also gave her a new career-high in field goal percentage (60%). Skylin Picard was another key player, going 5 of 11 en route to 11 points and four steals.
Lapwai smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 16 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least nine offensive boards in six consecutive games.
Kamiah pushed their record up to 17-4 with the win, which was their eighth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their defensive effort, having only surrendered 25.9 points over those games. As for Lapwai, their record now sits at 18-3.
Kamiah won a matchup that couldn't have been any closer in their previous matchup back in January, slipping by Lapwai 43-42. Does Kamiah have another victory up their sleeve, or will Lapwai turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
