North Thurston has enjoyed the comforts of home their last six games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will challenge the Eastside Catholic Crusaders at 8:00 p.m. on Friday. Hopefully North Thurston focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 21 on Saturday.
Last Saturday, North Thurston lost to Auburn at home by a decisive 56-40 margin. The result shouldn't come as a shock considering that's the fewest points North Thurston has scored all season.
Ray Adams put forth a good effort for the losing side as he dropped a double-double on 15 points and 15 rebounds. He is on a roll when it comes to rebounds, as he's now pulled down nine or more in the last seven games he's played. Another player making a difference was Conner Seward, who scored six points along with seven rebounds.
Meanwhile, Eastside Catholic waltzed into their game on Saturday with three straight wins but they left with four. They were the clear victor by a 87-62 margin over West Seattle. Given Eastside Catholic's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked seventh, while West Seattle is ranked 42nd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Thurston's loss dropped their record down to 20-4. As for Eastside Catholic, their win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 19-6.
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