In what's become a running theme this season, the Mount Si Wildcats gave their fans yet another huge win on Tuesday. They took their game at home with ease, bagging a 86-41 win over Newport - Bellevue. Winning may never get old, but Mount Si sure is getting used to it with their ninth in a row.
Mount Si had a senior duo take command as Trevor Hennig scored 19 points along with seven assists and three steals and Blake Forrest scored 12 points along with seven assists and seven rebounds. Hennig has been hot recently, having posted 15 or more points the last seven times he's played. Marcus Heide was another key contributor, scoring 11 points.
When it comes to explaining why Newport - Bellevue lost, one person who can't be blamed is Jace Rainey. Despite the final result, he scored 19 points. That was a full 46.3% of Newport - Bellevue's points, marking the fifth time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Justin Seng, who scored nine points.
Newport - Bellevue struggled to work together and finished the game with only an assist. They were crushed by their opponents in that department as Mount Si racked up 26 assists.
Mount Si pushed their record up to 15-2 with that victory, which was their 24th straight at home. They've been dominating during the matches in that stretch too, as they've won by an average of 24 points. As for Newport - Bellevue, they are on a six-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-17.
Mount Si will be playing in front of their home fans against Eastlake at 8:15 p.m. on Friday. One thing working in Eastlake's favor is that they have posted big point totals in their last three contests. As for Newport - Bellevue, they will head out on the road to challenge Skyline at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Skyline presents a significant challenge as they come into the match much higher ranked than Newport - Bellevue in Washington (Skyline is ranked 70th, while Newport - Bellevue is ranked 304th).
