Oak Harbor hasn't had much luck against Lynden Christian recently, but that could start to change on Wednesday. The Oak Harbor Wildcats will venture away from home to take on the Lynden Christian Lyncs at 7:15 p.m. Both come into the match bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Oak Harbor is coming into the game on the come-up as their season has now been buoyed by two straight wins. They pulled ahead with a 52-51 photo finish over Mt. Baker on Friday.
Meanwhile, Lynden Christian had already won eight in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 28.1 points) and they went ahead and made it nine on Friday. They came out on top against the Pioneers by a score of 82-69. Given the Lyncs' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Pioneers are ranked 147th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lynden Christian's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-1. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 81.0 points per game. As for Oak Harbor, their win ended a five-game drought on the road and puts them at 4-11.
Oak Harbor was dealt a bruising 91-44 defeat at the hands of Lynden Christian in their previous matchup back in January of 2024. Can Oak Harbor avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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