Basketball Recap: Wes Sullivan's Big Game Can't Quite Lead Berthoud over Thompson Valley

Berthoud came up into this matchup off a tough 28-point defeat last Friday. This time they kept things ultra-competitive, but unfortunately the final result was the same. They fell just short of the Thompson Valley Eagles by a score of 77-74 on Tuesday. The Spartans have struggled against the Eagles recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.

Berthoud's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Wes Sullivan, who went 9 of 14 en route to 19 points and seven boards. Those 19 points gave Sullivan a new career-high. Another player making a difference was Ryan Callies, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 14 points.

Thompson Valley's success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but Tom Mandeville led the charge by going 8 of 9 en route to 17 points and eight rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Rj Hale, who posted 22 points.

Berthoud's defeat dropped their record down to 2-9. As for Thompson Valley, their win ended a three-game drought on the road and puts them at 8-5.

Berthoud will head out to challenge Roosevelt at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Roosevelt is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.5 points per game this season. As for Thompson Valley, they will be playing in front of their home fans against Timnath at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Thompson Valley also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 64.2 points per game.