The White River High girls finished the South Puget Sound League 2A basketball season with a 13-1 record, as did the Cruisers from Eatonville. In head-to-head competition, they also battled to a draw, each winning on the other’s home court.

So, the two were scheduled to meet for a third time, to determine which would head into postseason play as the league’s No. 1 seed. That game is Tuesday night at Sumner High.

Win or lose, White River will next play at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in subdistrict action. If the Hornet girls were victorious Tuesday, they will face the Olympic League’s No. 2 team at Clover Park High School. If the Hornets fell to Eatonville, they will take on the Olympic League’s No. 3 club at North Mason High.

Following subdistricts is the district tournament that will be contested during the course of five nights, beginning Feb. 15. Five teams will advance from district play to the Class 2A state tournament.

The White River crew had a busy final week of the regular season – and a wildly successful one – winning three games by a combined 86 points. The week started Jan. 31 with a 57-14 victory over the visiting Fife Trojans, continued with a 58-25 drubbing of the Steilacoom Sentinels Feb. 1 and concluded Friday night with a 43-33 road win over third-place Sumner.

Friday’s victory was built in the first half, where the Hornet girls enjoyed a 28-13 advantage. The Spartans outscored White River 20-15 during the second half, but the damage had already been done. The Hornets were paced by leading scorers Kennedy Hobert, who finished with 13 points, and Cassidy France, who had 11.

Against Steilacoom, Hobert had 15 points and France had 10. Against Fife, Amanda Lance led the way with 14 points, France contributed 13 and Hobert had 10.