Newport - Bellevue hasn't had much luck against Woodinville recently, but that could start to change on Saturday. The Newport - Bellevue Knights will challenge the Woodinville Falcons at 3:30 p.m. Hopefully Newport - Bellevue focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 17 on Wednesday.
Newport - Bellevue can't be to happy about their upcoming road contest considering what happened when they opened their season on the away from home. They lost 61-41 to Eastlake.
Despite the defeat, Newport - Bellevue had strong showings from Portia Polo, who dropped a double-double on 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Payton Knopf, who earned 12 points.
Even though they lost, Newport - Bellevue smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 12 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in eight consecutive matches dating back to last season.
Meanwhile, you can't lose the matchup if you win every quarter, and that was precisely Woodinville's strategy against Mercer Island on Wednesday. Woodinville was the clear victor by a 77-52 margin over Mercer Island. The game was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point the Falcons had established a 24 point advantage.
Newport - Bellevue was taken down by Woodinville 80-43 in their previous meeting back in February. Can Newport - Bellevue avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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