Timberlake fought the good fight in their overtime match against St. Maries on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 66-58 to the St. Maries Lumberjacks. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Lumberjacks this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 60-55 back in December of 2024.
Timberlake's loss came despite strong showings from Tyler Engelson and Maximilian Simpson. Engelson posted 26 points, while Simpson dropped a double-double with 11 points and 18 rebounds. That was a full 44.8% of Timberlake's points, marking the third time in a row he's put up more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Lucas Valli?res, who had eight points and six boards.
Timberlake's defeat dropped their record down to 9-7. As for St. Maries, the victory got them back to even at 9-9.
Coming up, Timberlake won't have much time to rest: their next game is against Lakeside at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Timberlake is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 57.1 points per game this season. As for St. Maries, they will venture away from home to challenge Grangeville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. St. Maries is facing Grangeville at the right time seeing as Grangeville is stuck on a four-game losing streak.
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