The North Creek Jaguars and the Bishop Blanchet Bears will face off at 7:15 p.m. on Saturday without much rest having both just played. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as North Creek comes in on six and Bishop Blanchet on ten.
On Friday, everything went North Creek's way against Jefferson as North Creek made off with a 63-40 victory. The Jaguars have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six contests by 23 points or more this season.
12/18/23 vs Renton | 7 |
01/03/25 vs Jefferson | 6 |
12/30/23 @ Ingraham | 6 |
12/28/24 @ Nathan Hale | 5 |
12/13/23 @ Inglemoor | 5 |
North Creek's success was spearheaded by the efforts of Seirat Bhullar, who went 5 of 11 en route to 16 points along with five assists and five boards, and Grace Pinder, who went 6 of 10 on her way to 16 points and six rebounds. That's the most boards Pinder has posted since back in December of 2023. The team also got some help courtesy of Peyton Bareither, who posted two points and six rebounds.
Meanwhile, Bishop Blanchet didn't have too much trouble with Seattle Academy on Friday as they won 52-34. Given the Bears' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 34th, while the Cardinals are ranked 92nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Bishop Blanchet's win was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 29.5 points. As for North Creek, their victory bumped their record up to 8-3.
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