Basketball Recap: Thomson Has No Trouble Against Silver Bluff

Thomson had already won two in a row and they went ahead and made it three on Tuesday. They walked away with a 65-55 win over the Silver Bluff Bulldogs. That ten point margin sets a new team best for Thomson this season.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Thomson to victory, but perhaps none more so than Markevion Jones, who posted 22 points. Jones' evening made it three games in a row in which he has scored at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Robertson, who had 15 points.

Defeat or not, Silver Bluff got some senior leadership from Zyrell Williamson and Deshawn Wells. Williamson went 7 of 14 on his way to 18 points, while Wells went 6 for 12 on his way to 18 points in addition to eight assists and five boards. The dominant performance also gave Williamson a new career-high in boards (four). Zean Dicks was another key player, putting up seven points and eight rebounds.

Thomson pushed their record up to 4-1 with the victory, which was their fourth straight at home dating back to last season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 69.0 points per game. As for Silver Bluff, their loss dropped their record down to 1-1.

Thomson wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 67-46 defeat against Greenbrier on the 13th. As for Silver Bluff, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, an 80-48 win against Bamberg-Ehrhardt on the 13th.