Shadle Park is on an eight-game streak of home losses also dating back to last season, Ferris an eight-game streak of away losses also dating back to last season, but someone's luck will change on Tuesday. The Shadle Park Highlanders will welcome the Ferris Saxons at 7:00 p.m. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Last Friday, Shadle Park had to suffer through a 64-33 loss at the hands of Mt. Spokane. While losing is never fun, the Highlanders can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 247th, while the Wildcats are ranked 103rd).
Meanwhile, Ferris managed to keep up with Ridgeline until halftime on Friday, but things quickly went downhill from there. Ferris was beaten by Ridgeline 68-41. The Saxons were down 48-28 at the end of the third quarter, and things only got worse from there.
Shadle Park will have to contain Kayla Jones as she made an impact in Ferris' last game. She posted 15 points in addition to six boards and six steals. That's the most points Jones has posted since back in November of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of JUJU Lewis, who had seven points.
Ferris' defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Shadle Park, their loss dropped their record down to 4-12.
Shadle Park was taken down by Ferris 72-29 in their previous matchup back in November of 2023. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Jones, who earned 26 points. Now that Shadle Park knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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