Post Falls is 1-9 against Coeur d'Alene since January of 2022 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Saturday. The Post Falls Trojans will square off against the Coeur d'Alene Vikings at 1:00 p.m. Both come into the game bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Post Falls will bounce into Saturday's contest after beating Lake City, who they had gone 2-7 against in their nine prior meetings. Post Falls came out on top against Lake City by a score of 45-35 on Thursday. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Trojans.
Meanwhile, Coeur d'Alene came tearing into last Tuesday's matchup with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 22.7 points) and they left with even more momentum. They simply couldn't be stopped as they easily beat the Hawks 74-43. The Vikings have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won nine games by 21 points or more this season.
Coeur d'Alene found their leader in sophomore Brookeslee Colvin, who went 9 for 19 to rack up 22 points and five steals. Colvin has been hot, having posted three or more steals the last seven times she's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Kelsey Caroll, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Coeur d'Alene smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 18 offensive boards. That's the most offensive rebounds they've posted since back in December of 2023.
Coeur d'Alene pushed their record up to 14-7 with the victory, which was their fifth straight at home. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 64.4 points over those games. As for Post Falls, their win bumped their record up to 9-14.
Post Falls suffered a grim 82-57 defeat to Coeur d'Alene in their previous matchup two weeks ago. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Colvin, who went 7 of 10 on her way to 27 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. Now that Post Falls knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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