The Wellington Eagles will head out to square off against the Thompson Valley Eagles at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, both will really light up the scoreboard.
Wellington is leaving town to face Thompson Valley after disappointing their home crowd in their season opener. Wellington fell to The Pinnacle 63-57. The Eagles just can't catch a break and have now endured 20 losses in a row dating back to last season.
Wellington's defeat shouldn't obscure the performances of Luke Moore, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds, and Casey Mesko, who dropped a double-double on 17 points and 11 rebounds. Moore has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Another player making a difference was Nathan Blehm, who scored seven points.
Even though they lost, Wellington smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 19 offensive rebounds. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as The Pinnacle only pulled down 11.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter, and that's exactly how it played out for Thompson Valley on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew Northridge out of the water with a 76-43 final score. The contest was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 46-21.
Thompson Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Rj Hale led the charge by going 9 for 22 en route to 25 points plus seven steals. The dominant performance also gave Hale a new career-high in assists (four). Dominic Shideler was another key player, going 9 for 18 en route to 23 points plus eight assists.
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