The Thunder Ridge Titans pushed their score all the way to 56 on Saturday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They fell to Centennial 61-56. Even though they lost, Thunder Ridge's still made a splash on offense and bumped their average scoring up to 51.3 points per game (they're now ranked -1th in scoring overall).
Thunder Ridge's loss came despite strong showings from Mason Hackbarth and Hudson Harker. Hackbarth scored 16 points along with 9 rebounds and 4 blocks, while Harker scored 16 points along with 5 rebounds. Harker scored a full 28.6% of Thunder Ridge's points, the second time in a row he's earned more than a third of the team's points. Connor Davenport was another key contributor, scoring 8 points along with 5 rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Thunder Ridge and nudges their season record down to 1-2. As for Centennial, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
Thunder Ridge will be playing at home against Hillcrest at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Centennial will have some time to savor their win since their next game is a little ways off: they'll take on Boise at 7:30 p.m. on December 14th.
