Basketball Preview: Timpview Thunderbirds vs. Westlake Thunder
The Timpview Thunderbirds are taking a road trip to challenge the Westlake Thunder at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Timpview focused on turnovers this week as the team gave up 14 on Friday.
Timpview is headed into the contest having just posted their biggest victory since January 19th on Friday. They blew past Woods Cross 52-29. The Thunderbirds pushed the score to 45-21 by the end of the third, a deficit the Wildcats cut but never quite recovered from.
Lina Ballin and Livi Eyre were among the main playmakers for Timpview as the former had 17 points in addition to four steals and the latter dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds. Ballin is on a roll when it comes to steals, as she's now grabbed two or more in the last 22 games she's played dating back to last season. Claire Burningham was another key player, posting six points.
Meanwhile, a win for Westlake just wasn't in the cards on Saturday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They were dealt a 66-37 defeat at the hands of Ridgeline. The Thunder have struggled against the Riverhawks recently, as the game was their third consecutive lost matchup.
The victory made it two in a row for Timpview and bumps their season record up to 2-0. As for Westlake, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1.
Timpview came up short against Westlake in their previous matchup back in November of 2021, falling 50-38. Thankfully for Timpview, Tessa Chaney (who dropped a double-double on 14 points and ten rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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