The Washington Eagles and the Urban Blues will compete for holiday cheer at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Washington's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.
Last Thursday, Washington didn't have too much breathing room in their game against Mills, but they still walked away with a 63-57 victory. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' California basketball rankings (they are ranked 358th, while the Vikings are ranked 924th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 12/12/24 @ Mills | 15 |
| 12/10/24 @ Mission | 34 |
| 12/07/24 vs Drew | 23 |
Washington relied on the efforts of Oliver Das, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 24 rebounds, and Korey Abantao, who went 7 of 12 on his way to 20 points along with five assists and three steals. The match was Das' third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jonah Chiu, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and ten rebounds.
Meanwhile, Urban entered their contest against Terra Linda on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Urban took a 53-48 hit to the loss column at the hands of Terra Linda.
Washington's win was their seventh straight on the road dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 5-1. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 23.3 points. As for Urban, their defeat ended a six-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 5-2.
Washington couldn't quite finish off Urban when the teams last played back in December of 2021 and fell 59-56. Can Washington avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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