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It seemed like a perfect storm brewing on Friday for the upset-minded Mount Vernon Christian Hurricanes.

They would be playing in front of a large and vocal home crowd and facing a La Conner team that would again be without a key starter — something of a recurring theme for the Braves this year.

This time around it would be versatile wing Brady Nelson, a regular double-figure scorer of late, having to sit out.

Nelson, a senior, was scratched due to the flu.

“We knew that would be a big loss for us going in,” La Conner High head coach Scott Novak acknowledged. “Not having Brady was going...