If Republic was riding high fresh off their 81-28 takedown of Columbia last Wednesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Republic Tigers lost 76-53 to the Inchelium Hornets on Friday. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Tigers this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 68-46 two weeks ago.
Despite the loss, Republic saw an underclassman step up: freshman Landon Short dropped a double-double on 34 points and 13 rebounds. That was a full 64.2% of Republic's points, marking the 11th time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Cameron Thornquist, who scored four points and seven boards.
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Even though they lost, Republic smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 13 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least eight offensive boards in nine consecutive games.
Republic's defeat dropped their record down to 11-8. As for Inchelium, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 12-3.
Republic won't have much time to rest: their next match is against Northport at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. Northport will roll in looking for their tenth straight win, something Republic surely won't give up without a fight. As for Inchelium, they will also get right back to it: they'll face off against Curlew at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in Inchelium's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points in their last 14 contests.
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