BULLCREEK, Australia (Interstat) — Perry Lakes visits Lakeside on Friday, May 8, 2026, in an Australia NBL women’s professional basketball game at Bullcreek. Both teams enter with sub-.500 records: Perry Lakes is 2-4 across all competitions, Lakeside 3-4.

The matchup features two of the league’s most productive forwards. Perry Lakes’ Bridgette Rettstatt has posted double-doubles in her last four games, including a 34-point, 32-rebound explosion in a 95-90 loss to Lakeside on April 18. In that game, she played 41 minutes. Her most recent outing: 19 points, 13 rebounds and one block in a 79-66 win over Perth Redbacks on May 2.

Lakeside counters with Regan Turnour McCarty, who also logged 41 minutes in that April 18 victory, finishing with 22 points and 13 rebounds. She followed that with 15 points, six rebounds and five assists in an 85-97 loss to Cockburn on April 17, then 16 points and seven rebounds in a 59-89 defeat at Joondalup City on May 1.

The teams have met once this season, with Lakeside winning 95-90 at Perry Lakes on April 18. That result snapped Perry Lakes’ two-game home winning streak.

Perry Lakes enters on a high note after its 13-point win over Perth Redbacks. Jessica Jakens added 10 rebounds and three assists, and Emilie Beggs scored 16 points. The team has lost three of its last five, including a 24-point defeat to Goldfields and a 13-point loss at East Perth.

Lakeside comes off a 30-point loss at Joondalup City, its third straight defeat after a 57-78 home loss to Kalamunda. The team has dropped four of its last five, the lone win the April 18 contest against Perry Lakes.

Friday’s game at Bullcreek tips off at 7:30 p.m. local time. Both teams will look to gain traction before a busy stretch: Perry Lakes hosts Warwick on May 15, while Lakeside visits Perth Redbacks that same day.