Basketball Game Preview: Tumwater Thunderbirds vs. Centralia Tigers

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Previous Games

01/09/25 - Home	58-27 W
01/23/24 - Home	56-22 W
12/14/23 - Away	66-20 W
01/24/23 - Away	65-17 W
12/15/22 - Home	54-19 W
+ 5 more games

Tumwater is 10-0 against Centralia since January of 2019 and they'll have a chance to extend that success on Wednesday. The Tumwater Thunderbirds will square off against the Centralia Tigers at 7:00 p.m. Given that both suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this matchup.

Tumwater is headed into the contest out to prove that what happened against WF West on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Tumwater had to suffer through a 67-26 loss at the hands of WF West. The defeat continues a trend for the Thunderbirds in their matchups with the Bearcats: they've now lost four in a row.

Meanwhile, Centralia was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They took a 56-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of Aberdeen.

Centralia's defeat dropped their record down to 5-11. As for Tumwater, their loss dropped their record down to an identical 5-11.

Everything came up roses for Tumwater against Centralia when the teams last played on January 9th, as the team secured a 58-27 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Tumwater since the squad won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.