The Tumwater Thunderbirds basketball team scored 68 points and limited the visiting Shelton Highclimbers to 38 in the Thunderbirds non-league triumph on Wednesday.

The Thunderbirds now have a 9-3 record. They play next when they travel to WF West for a game on Friday, January 24. Tumwater will confront a Bearcats team coming off a 67-38 non-league win over Centralia (Centralia, WA). The Bearcats record now stands at 12-2.

With the loss, Shelton falls to 4-8 on the campaign. The Highclimbers host Black Hills (Tumwater, WA) to confront the Wolves in a non-league game on Friday, January 24. The Wolves go into the game with a record of 8-6. Black Hills won 54-43 in their recent non-league game against Aberdeen (Aberdeen, WA)