01/29/25 vs Peninsula | 82 |
12/09/24 vs Central Kitsap | 79 |
01/06/25 vs Lakes | 76 |
01/15/25 @ Mount Tahoma | 71 |
12/13/24 vs River Ridge | 69 |
Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Timberline). They breezed by the Peninsula Seahawks to the tune of 82-52 on Wednesday. Given the Blazers' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 101st, while the Seahawks are ranked 226th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Timberline got their victory on the backs of several key players, but it was Carmelo Roper out in front who dropped a double-double on 17 points and ten boards. Roper is becoming a predictor of Timberline's success: when he posts at least ten rebounds the team is 3-1 (and 7-9 when he doesn't). The team also got some help courtesy of Damari Evans, who went 7 of 14 on his way to 17 points and seven steals.
Timberline smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive rebounds in ten consecutive matches.
The win got Timberline back to even at 10-10. As for Peninsula, their loss was their fifth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 6-14.
Timberline has already played their next contest, an 81-34 victory against Capital on the 31st. As for Peninsula, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 96-61 defeat against Lakes on the 31st.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps