The Northwest Christian School Crusaders will take on the Newport Grizzlies in a holiday battle at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. The teams are on pretty different trajectories at the moment (Northwest Christian School has seven straight wins, Newport has six straight defeats), but none of that matters once you're on the court.
Northwest Christian School is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of Washington's top teams: Chewelah, who was ranked 23rd at the time (Northwest Christian School was ranked second). The Crusaders blew past the Cougars 77-55 on Saturday. The Crusaders have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 67-39, which was the final score in Newport's tilt against Kettle Falls on Saturday.
Northwest Christian School's victory bumped their record up to 5-0. As for Newport, their loss dropped their record down to 0-4.
Everything came up roses for Northwest Christian School against Newport in their previous meeting back in January, as the team secured a 66-17 win. Will the Crusaders repeat their success, or do the Grizzlies have a new game plan this time around? We'll find out soon enough.
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