Basketball Game Preview: Yelm Tornados vs. Olympia Bears

Yelm hasn't had much luck against Olympia recently, but that could start to change on Thursday. The Yelm Tornados will be playing at home against the Olympia Bears at 7:00 p.m.

Yelm is headed into Thursday's match looking for a big change in momentum after dropping their 17th straight game on Tuesday. They had to suffer through a 72-41 loss at the hands of Graham-Kapowsin.

Meanwhile, Olympia entered their tilt with Bethel on Tuesday with four consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with five. They blew past the Bison 48-27. The Bears pushed the score to 41-19 by the end of the third, a deficit the Bison cut but never quite recovered from.

Olympia has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-4 record this season. As for Yelm, their defeat dropped their record down to 1-17.

Yelm was taken down by Olympia 74-8 in their previous meeting back in December of 2024. Will Yelm have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.