The Mountain View Thunder will head out on the road to face off against the Kelso Hilanders at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Mountain View is hoping to put an end to an eight-game streak of away losses dating back to last season.
Mountain View pushed their score all the way to 57 on Tuesday, but even that wasn't enough to win. They took a 69-57 hit to the loss column at the hands of Evergreen.
Meanwhile, Kelso entered their tilt with Tumwater with two consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with three. Kelso blew past Tumwater 76-53. Given Kelso's advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while Tumwater is ranked 138th), the result on Tuesday wasn't entirely unexpected.
Mountain View's defeat dropped their record down to 1-5. As for Kelso, their victory bumped their record up to 3-0.
Mountain View didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Kelso in their previous meeting back in February, but they still walked away with a 69-63 victory. The rematch might be a little tougher for Mountain View since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
