It may have taken double overtime to finish the job, but Tumwater ultimately got the result they hoped for on Tuesday. They skirted past the Black Hills Wolves 49-47. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Thunderbirds.
Black Hills lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Natalie Buchanan, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 14 rebounds. Ellie Johnson was another key player, putting up nine points and eight boards.

Thunderbirds
01/14/25 @ Black Hills | 49-47 |
01/09/25 vs Centralia | 58-27 |
01/07/25 @ WF West | 21-60 |
01/03/25 vs Kelso | 38-42 |
12/30/24 vs Enumclaw | 46-58 |
Tumwater's win ended a seven-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 4-9. As for Black Hills, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 6-6 record this season.
Tumwater will face off against Aberdeen at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Black Hills, they will challenge Centralia at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Black Hills is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.1 points per game this season.
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