Silas was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight loss. They were beaten by the North Thurston Rams 79-24. While losing is never fun, Silas can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 183rd, while North Thurston is ranked 37th).
Sisalee Miller was Silas' leading scorer, having posted 11 points. Carmayla Jackson held things down on the boards with nine rebounds.
Soraya Ogaldez was her usual excellent self, going 16 of 29 en route to 35 points along with eight assists and eight steals for North Thurston. That's the most assists Ogaldez has posted since back in January of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Shayla Cordis, who went 9 for 16 on her way to 20 points and five steals.
Silas' defeat ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 5-8. As for North Thurston, their win was their 17th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-1.
Silas will square off against Capital at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Capital will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something Silas surely won't give up without a fight. As for North Thurston, they will look to defend their home court on Tuesday against Lakes at 7:00 p.m. North Thurston is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 66.5 points per game this season.
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