Basketball Game Preview: Tahoma Bears vs. Richland Bombers

By Team Reports Feb 21, 2024, 4:12am

Preview: Tahoma Bears vs. Richland Bombers

Tahoma is on a 12-game streak of home wins, while Richland is on a six-game streak of away wins: one of those streaks is about to end. The Tahoma Bears will take on the Richland Bombers at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Tahoma has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 1,732 points over their last 24 matchups.

Even though Kentwood scored an imposing 56 points on Saturday, Tahoma still came out on top. Tahoma took down Kentwood 74-56. Given Tahoma's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while Kentwood is ranked 44th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

Tahoma's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Dalton Brown, who scored 29 points. Another player making a difference was Jayden Stephens, who scored 19 points.

Meanwhile, with a playoff game on the line, Richland rose to the challenge on Saturday. They walked away with a 67-55 win over the Tigers. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.

Tahoma has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 19-5 record this season. As for Richland, their win bumped their record up to 20-4.

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