Basketball Recap: North Thurston Takes a Loss

North Thurston suffered their biggest defeat since December 11, 2024 on Tuesday. They came up short against the Bellarmine Prep Lions, falling 69-43. While losing is never fun, the Rams can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 140th, while the Lions are ranked 34th).

Micah Anderson

Points

02/04/25 @ Bellarmine Prep	19
01/31/25 vs River Ridge	23
01/29/25 vs Lakes	22
01/27/25 @ Capital	20
01/23/25 @ Timberline	16
+ 2 more games

When it comes to explaining why North Thurston lost, don't look at Micah Anderson. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 13 to rack up 19 points. The match was Anderson's seventh in a row with at least 16 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Jorden Walker, who posted 11 points.

North Thurston's loss dropped their record down to 11-11. As for Bellarmine Prep, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 18-5 record this season.

North Thurston wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next contest, a 62-52 defeat against Gig Harbor on the 6th. As for Bellarmine Prep, they have also already played their next matchup, an 82-53 victory against Lakes on the 6th.