Preview: Tahoma Bears vs. Mt. Rainier Rams
Tahoma and the Rams are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The two teams will face off at 7:00 p.m. on February 2nd without much rest after finishing up games yesterday. One thing working in Tahoma's favor is that they have posted big point totals every time they've taken the court this season.
Tahoma stacked a ninth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Tuesday. They took their match at home with ease, bagging a 70-38 victory over Kentridge. Given Tahoma's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 11th, while the Chargers are ranked 170th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Tahoma got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Adam Davis out in front who scored 14 points. Dalton Brown was another key contributor, scoring 12 points.
Meanwhile, Mt. Rainier strolled past the Golden Gators with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 71-52. The win made it back-to-back wins for Mt. Rainier.
Tahoma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won eight of their last nine matches, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for Mt. Rainier, their victory bumped their record up to 11-8.
Everything came up roses for Tahoma against the Rams in their previous matchup back in January as the team secured a 72-28 win. With Tahoma ahead 42-11 at the half, the game was all but over already.
