Shelton played a tough matchup on Friday in which they were outscored in every quarter. They came up short against the Tumwater Thunderbirds, falling 54-30. While losing is never fun, the Highclimbers can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 332nd, while the Thunderbirds are ranked 141st).
Tumwater can attribute much of their success to Sahara Anthony III, who made all 5 shots he took for 10 points and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Overbay, who posted ten points.
Shelton has been struggling recently as they've lost 11 of their last 14 contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 5-15 record this season. As for Tumwater, they are on a roll lately: they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season.
Looking ahead, Shelton will head out on the road to face off against WF West at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Tumwater does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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