Lake Stevens was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were two points away from ending the streak, but they lost a 68-66 heartbreaker at the hands of the Davis Pirates. While losing is never fun, the Vikings can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 209th, while the Pirates are ranked tenth).
Lake Stevens' loss dropped their record down to 2-7. As for Davis, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 8-1.
Both squads will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Lake Stevens will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against Lakewood at 1:15 p.m. on Monday. Lakewood knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 55 points or more in their past eight games -- so hopefully Lake Stevens likes a good challenge. As for Davis, they will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Eastmont at 6:00 p.m. on January 11, 2025.
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