Basketball Game Preview: Thorp vs. Soap Lake Eagles

Thorp will face off against the Soap Lake Eagles at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.

Thorp is probably headed into the match with a chip on their shoulder considering Cascade Christian Academy just ended the team's four-game winning streak on Tuesday. They took a 44-25 bruising from Cascade Christian Academy.

Meanwhile, winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Soap Lake). They took their contest on Tuesday with ease, bagging an 83-40 victory over Pateros. The win was nothing new for the Eagles as they're now sitting on five straight.

Soap Lake pushed their record up to 6-7 with the victory, which was their third straight at home. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 37 points. As for Thorp, they now have a losing record at 4-5.

Thorp took a serious blow against Soap Lake when the teams last played back in February of 2024, falling 77-32. Can Thorp avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.