Hornets
| 01/03/25 vs Lakeside | 80-74 |
| 12/21/24 vs Cusick | 56-44 |
| 12/20/24 @ Selkirk | 59-49 |
Inchelium had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 11 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They snuck past the Lakeside Knights with an 80-74 win. The victory was all the more spectacular given the Hornets' disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 170th in Washington, while the Knights are ranked 16th in Idaho).
Despite the defeat, Lakeside had strong showings from Tyson Charley, who posted 28 points in addition to seven boards and six assists, and Hallah Peone, who went 10 for 13 on his way to 22 points. Peone's evening made it eight games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Furyous Louie, who had ten points.
Inchelium has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.4 points per game. As for Lakeside, with the loss, they broke their four-game winning streak and moved their record to 6-2.
Inchelium wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 67-48 win against Yakama Nation Tribal on the 4th. As for Lakeside, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, an 82-53 victory against Wellpinit on the 4th.
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