Priest River is 0-10 against Kellogg since January of 2020 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Priest River Spartans just played last night, but they'll still head out to face the Kellogg Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on January 26th. Kellogg took a loss in their last contest and will be looking to turn the tables on Priest River, who comes in off a win.
After only 22 points in their last matchup, Priest River made sure to put some points up on the board against Newport on Thursday. Priest River blew past Newport, posting a 60-28 victory on the road. Given Priest River's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 95th in Idaho, while Newport is ranked 311th in Washington), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Kellogg suffered their biggest loss yet this season on Tuesday. They took a serious blow against Lakeland, falling 66-36.
Despite the loss, Kellogg had strong showings from Emily Coe, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds, and Dani Schillereff, who scored six points along with 12 rebounds and two steals.
Priest River now has a winning record of 4-3. As for Kellogg, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Priest River took a serious blow against Kellogg in their previous meeting back in November of 2023, falling 55-28. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Kellogg's Macy Jerome, who scored 20 points along with seven rebounds and two steals. Now that Priest River knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
