Thompson Valley posted their closest victory since January 20, 2024 on Tuesday. They skirted past the Berthoud Spartans 77-74. Given the Eagles' advantage in MaxPreps' Colorado basketball rankings (they are ranked 118th, while the Spartans are ranked 251st), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/14/25 @ Berthoud | 17 |
| 01/11/24 vs Skyline | 15 |
| 02/06/24 @ Skyline | 15 |
| 12/12/23 vs Northridge | 15 |
| 01/09/24 @ Niwot | 14 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thompson Valley to victory, but perhaps none more so than Tom Mandeville, who went 8 for 9 en route to 17 points and eight boards. The dominant performance gave Mandeville a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Hale, who posted 22 points.
Several Spartans players turned in solid performances despite ultimately coming up short. Perhaps the best among those players was Wes Sullivan, who went 9 of 14 on his way to 19 points and seven rebounds. David Pelphrey also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assists of the season.
With the win, Thompson Valley broke their four-game losing streak and moved their record to 8-5. As for Berthoud, they have been struggling recently as they've lost five of their last six games, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-9 record this season.
Thompson Valley will be playing in front of their home fans against Timnath at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thompson Valley is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64.2 points per game this season. As for Berthoud, they are taking a road trip to take on Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 50.5 points per game.
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