La Conner loses by 2 to girls’ hoop powerhouse Eastlake

The La Conner High School girls’ basketball team did not plan on losing Friday night.

Then again, the Lady Braves had not planned on facing undefeated 4A Eastlake on the road, either.

The team’s regularly scheduled Jan. 14 tipoff with nearby 1B rival Mount Vernon Christian was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols and the open date was filled with a trip to the Sammamish Plateau and a Hoosiers-type matchup with the Lady Wolves.

“We needed to pick up a non-league game for a game that wasn’t played over Christmas break, so we traveled to Eastlake since they needed a game, too,” head coach Scott No...