Medical Lake boys' first loss is perfect 'wake-up call'

WV tourney defeat came at right time, Cards' coach says

By PAUL DELANEY

Staff Reporter

Last week's first loss of the season for the Medical Lake boys' basketball team was certainly a wakeup call. And it came at just the right time, perhaps?

Medical Lake opened play in the Eagle Holiday Classic tournament at West Valley in the Spokane Valley Dec. 27, with a 46-43 loss to 2-8 Sandpoint, Idaho. But the Cardinals finished with a resounding 63-50 win over perennial B-tournament team, St. George's, Dec. 29.

"The loss to Sandpoint was probably a good thing for us, because we finished with a quality win," head coach Noel Hachtel said.

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