The Prairie Falcons will take on the Timberline Blazers at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Keep an eye on the score for this one: the two teams posted some lofty point totals in their previous games.
Prairie took a loss when they played away from home on Friday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Tuesday. They enjoyed a cozy 80-63 victory over White River.
Meanwhile, in a tight contest that could have gone either way, Timberline made off with a 60-59 win over Beamer.
Timberline's win came from a few key players Prairie will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kenyon Simmons, who dropped a double-double with 15 points and ten rebounds. He has become a key player for Timberline: the team is 13-5 when he posts at least eight boards, but 2-7 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Damari Evans, who posted 12 points.
Timberline has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-12 record this season. Those victories came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 65.5 points over those games. As for Prairie, their victory bumped their record up to 15-8.
Everything went Prairie's way against Timberline in their previous meeting back in February of 2020, as Prairie made off with a 76-52 win. In that matchup, Prairie amassed a halftime lead of 46-26, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Thursday.
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