Newport - Bellevue and North Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Newport - Bellevue Knights will challenge the North Creek Jaguars at 6:30 p.m. on Friday.
On Wednesday, Newport - Bellevue ended up a good deal behind Redmond and lost 67-49. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 189th, while the Mustangs are ranked 24th).
Meanwhile, North Creek had to endure a three-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They secured a 49-43 W over Sammamish on Tuesday.
Newport - Bellevue better keep an eye on Seirat Bhullar. She was instrumental in North Creek's win, going 8 of 16 en route to 26 points and six boards. That's the most points Bhullar has posted since back in December of 2023. Another player making a difference was Jocelyn Tamayo, who posted 11 points.
North Creek's victory bumped their record up to 14-6. As for Newport - Bellevue, they have also been struggling recently as they've lost seven of their last nine games, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-13 record this season.
Newport - Bellevue might still be hurting after the 75-54 loss they got from North Creek when the teams last played on January 8th. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Bhullar, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 23 points along with five rebounds and three steals. Now that Newport - Bellevue 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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