Newport - Bellevue is on a five-game streak of home losses dating back to last season, and Hazen an 11-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season. However, someone's due for a change in luck on Saturday. The Newport - Bellevue Knights will be home for the holidays to greet the Hazen Highlanders at 1:00 p.m. Newport - Bellevue has given up an average of 57 points per game this season, but Saturday's game will give them a chance to turn things around.
On Wednesday, Newport - Bellevue ended up a good deal behind Skyline and lost 69-53. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 213th, while the Spartans are ranked 76th).
Elianna Weiss
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The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Elianna Weiss, who dropped a double-double with 13 points and 12 assists. She has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last four times she's played. Another player making a difference was Noelle Cho, who posted 11 points.
Meanwhile, Hazen managed to keep up with Sammamish until halftime on Wednesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Highlanders took a blow against the RedHawks, falling 65-34.
Hazen's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Newport - Bellevue, their loss dropped their record down to 1-5.
Newport - Bellevue came up short against Hazen in their previous meeting back in December of 2023, falling 60-55. Will the Knights have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
