Blaine hasn't had much luck against Lynden Christian recently, but that could start to change on Friday. The Blaine Borderites will face off against the Lynden Christian Lyncs at 7:15 p.m.
Blaine is headed into Friday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their seventh straight game on Wednesday. They lost to Mt. Baker on the road by a 59-40 margin. The game marked the Borderites' lowest-scoring contest so far this season.
Meanwhile, Lynden Christian had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points) and they went ahead and made it four on Monday. They took down the Trojans 71-57. Given the Lyncs' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while the Trojans are ranked 49th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Lynden Christian's win bumped their record up to 10-1. As for Blaine, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
Blaine was taken down by Lynden Christian 97-27 in their previous meeting back in December of 2023. Can Blaine avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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