The North Creek Jaguars will head out on the road to take on the Eastlake Wolves at 8:30 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Creek focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up eight on Tuesday.
North Creek suffered their biggest defeat yet this season on Tuesday. They were beaten by Mount Si 93-48. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for North Creek in their matchups with Mount Si: they've now lost eight in a row.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the most dominant came from Silas Woodward, who scored 11 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Romen Jackson, who scored seven points along with three steals.
Eastlake can finally bid farewell to their six-game losing streak thanks to their game on Monday. They skirted past Lynnwood 57-55. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest win Eastlake has posted yet this season.
North Creek has traveled a rocky road recently, as they've lost three of their last four matches, which put a noticeable dent in their 8-6 record this season. As for Eastlake, their victory ended a four-game drought at home and bumped them up to 3-12.
North Creek was able to grind out a solid win over Eastlake in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, winning 76-66. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Eastlake's Luke Wiljanen, who dropped a double-double on 34 points and 12 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for North Creek to walk away with another win? There's only one way to find out.
