Prairie had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 7 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Monday. They took down the Tumwater Thunderbirds 73-54. The Falcons have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Thunderbirds, too.
Tumwater's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Josh Schlecht, who posted six points and five rebounds. The dominant performance gave Schlecht a new career-high in boards. Ethan Bello also deserves some recognition as he posted his first assist of the season.
Falcons
| 01/27/25 vs Tumwater | 73-54 |
| 01/24/25 vs Kelso | 82-70 |
| 01/14/25 vs Heritage | 69-58 |
| 01/10/25 vs Reynolds | 72-44 |
| 01/03/25 vs Hudson's Bay | 79-36 |
| + 3 more games |
Prairie's victory was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 11-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 74.3 points per game. As for Tumwater, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 11-5.
Prairie will head out to face off against Heritage at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Tumwater, they won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Centralia at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Tumwater is facing Centralia at the right time seeing as Centralia is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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