Basketball Game Preview: Thompson Valley Eagles vs. Silver Creek Raptors

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12/04/21 - Away	50-63 L
02/19/20 - Away	50-71 L
01/28/20 - Home	58-64 L
02/13/19 - Home	59-40 W
01/25/19 - Away	65-60 W
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Thompson Valley and Silver Creek are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2016, but not for long. The Thompson Valley Eagles will be playing at home against the Silver Creek Raptors at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Silver Creek took a loss in their last matchup and will be looking to turn the tables on Thompson Valley, who comes in off a win.

Thompson Valley took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Saturday. They narrowly escaped with a victory as the team sidled past Roosevelt 53-50. The Eagles haven't had any issues with the Roughriders recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive win against them.

Meanwhile, Silver Creek fought the good fight in their overtime game against Pomona on Saturday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell just short of the Panthers by a score of 83-81. Despite running the score up even higher than they did in their prior game on Friday (66), the Raptors still had to take the loss.

The match pitted two dominant guards against one another in Luke Schmeeckle and Dj Hawkins. Hawkins had a great game and posted 37 points in addition to five assists and five boards. Meanwhile, Schmeeckle did his best for the losing side, putting up 11 points and eight rebounds.

Silver Creek has been struggling recently as they've lost four of their last five contests. That's put a noticeable dent in their 10-13 record this season. Those losses can't be blamed on the team's offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 63.6 points over those games. Thompson Valley's victory bumped their record up to 14-9.

Thompson Valley came up short against Silver Creek in their previous matchup back in December of 2021, falling 63-50. Will Thompson Valley have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check MaxPreps after the match for a full breakdown of the game, commentary, and other basketball content.