The Timberline Blazers are taking a road trip to take on the North Thurston Rams at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Having both just faced considerable losses, both teams are looking to turn things around.
Timberline is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against River Ridge on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Timberline had to suffer through a 76-29 loss at the hands of River Ridge. While losing is never fun, the Blazers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 274th, while the Hawks are ranked 73rd).
Meanwhile, North Thurston unfortunately witnessed the end of their 14-game winning streak on Tuesday. They were outmatched by Peninsula and fell 67-20. The Rams were in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 51-10.
North Thurston's defeat ended a seven-game streak of away wins and brought them to 14-2. As for Timberline, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
Timberline was dealt a bruising 83-17 defeat at the hands of North Thurston when the teams last played back in December of 2024. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of North Thurston's Soraya Ogaldez, who went 14 for 18 on her way to 31 points and six steals. Now that Timberline knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? There's only one way to find out.
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