Basketball Game Preview: Westlake Thunder vs. Pocatello Thunder

The Westlake Thunder will face off against the Pocatello Thunder at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. Both teams are coming into the contest red-hot, with Westlake sitting on four straight wins and Pocatello on 12 (dating back to last season).

Last Monday, everything went Westlake's way against Judge Memorial Catholic as Westlake made off with a 61-37 victory. With the Thunder ahead 35-15 at the half, the game was all but over already.

Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Pocatello two weeks ago. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Century out of the water with a 50-15 final score. The Thunder have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won seven matchups by 20 points or more this season.

Pocatello's win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-0. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 25 points. As for Westlake, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven contests, which provided a nice bump to their 7-3 record this season.