The Peninsula Seahawks's recent rough patch got a bit rougher on Wednesday after their seventh straight loss. They were dealt a 75-34 loss at the hands of North Thurston. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Peninsula in their matchups with North Thurston: they've now lost four in a row.
Ray Adams continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines for North Thurston, dropping a double-double on 20 points and 14 rebounds. Liam Sheeran was another key contributor, scoring ten points along with six steals.
Peninsula dropped their record down to 4-13 with that loss, which was their fifth straight at home. As for North Thurston, they are on a roll lately: they've won 12 of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 16-2 record this season.
Peninsula will head out on the road to challenge River Ridge at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. The matchup should be an exciting one, as these teams are ranked near one another in Washington (River Ridge is ranked 222nd, while Peninsula is ranked 247th). As for North Thurston, they will be playing at home against Yelm at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Yelm and North Thurston are at an even 5-5 over their past ten head-to-heads.