Basketball Recap: Yelm Comes Up Short

Yelm was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their ninth straight defeat. They took a blow against the Emerald Ridge Jaguars, falling 90-34. While losing is never fun, the Tornados can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 330th, while the Jaguars are ranked 87th).

Yelm's loss dropped their record down to 1-9. As for Emerald Ridge, they pushed their record up to 8-4 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.

Yelm will take on South Kitsap at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. As for Emerald Ridge, they will face off against Bethel at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Emerald Ridge is facing Bethel at the right time seeing as Bethel is stuck on a seven-game losing streak.