The Lakewood Cougars will venture away from home to square off against the Mt. Baker Mountaineers at 7:15 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Lakewood's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last four games.
On Tuesday, Lakewood took their contest with ease, bagging a 75-38 win over Blaine. Given the Cougars' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 53rd, while the Borderites are ranked 296th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Meanwhile, it's never fun to lose, and it's even less fun to lose 69-31, which was the final score in Mt. Baker's tilt against Lynden on Monday. The match marked the Mountaineers' lowest-scoring game so far this season.
Lakewood's victory ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 13-5. As for Mt. Baker, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-9 record this season.
Lakewood strolled past Mt. Baker when the teams last played back in February of 2024 by a score of 71-55. Does Lakewood have another victory up their sleeve, or will Mt. Baker turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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