Basketball Recap: Thompson Triumphs

After losing to Central Cass the last time they met, Thompson decided to demonstrate that turnabout is fair play. The Thompson Tommies had just enough and edged the Central Cass Squirrels out 58-56. Given the Tommies' advantage in MaxPreps' North Dakota basketball rankings (they are ranked ninth, while the Squirrels are ranked 69th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.

Thompson had a senior duo take command as Karter Peterson almost dropped a double-double on 20 points and nine rebounds and Gavin Krogstad dropped a double-double on 18 points and ten boards. The team also got some help courtesy of Drew Odenbach, who posted eight points and 12 boards.

Thompson smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. That's the most offensive boards they've posted since the start of last season.

Tommies

Previous 2 Games

01/14/25 vs Central Cass	58-56
01/07/25 @ Grafton	59-56

The win made it two in a row for Thompson and bumps their season record up to 6-2. As for Central Cass, they suffered their first road loss, dropping their record down to 2-5.

Thompson has already played their next matchup (against Hillsboro/Central Valley), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Central Cass will face off against Turtle Mountain at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.