Curlew entered their game against Northport on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. The Curlew Cougars fell just short of the Northport Mustangs by a score of 48-46. The Cougars were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Mustangs apparently hadn't forgotten their defeat the last time these teams played back in January of 2024.
Theia Grady
| 01/11/25 vs Northport | 6 |
| 01/10/25 @ Inchelium | 4 |
| 01/09/25 vs Cusick | 2 |
| 12/21/24 vs Selkirk | 2 |
| 12/20/24 @ Entiat | 2 |
Loss or not, Curlew got some senior leadership from Theia Grady and Melissa Bineau. Grady posted 13 points along with eight boards and six steals, while Bineau had five points in addition to eight boards, eight steals, and six assists. Grady is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 11 games she's played dating back to last season. The team also got some help courtesy of Malia Sonsteng, who put up eight points and five boards.
Curlew's defeat ended a 12-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 8-3. As for Northport, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 5-7.
A feisty cat fight will be fought when the Curlew Cougars duke it out with the Republic Tigers at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. As for Northport, they will square off against Cusick at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Northport is facing Cusick at the right time seeing as Cusick is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.
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