Tumwater was the 54-41 winner over Black Hills when they last played one another back in January of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Tumwater Thunderbirds fell just short of the Black Hills Wolves by a score of 50-48 on Tuesday. The Thunderbirds' defeat signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Despite the loss, Tumwater still got an impressive performance from Jake Dillon, who went 6 of 15 on his way to 19 points. The team also got some help courtesy of Luke Overbay, who posted seven points and ten rebounds.
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Even though they lost, Tumwater smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 14 offensive boards. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least ten offensive rebounds in nine consecutive matchups.
Tumwater's loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 8-3. As for Black Hills, the victory (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-5.
Tumwater and Black Hills should be looking forward to their upcoming games as both have a sizable advantage in the MaxPreps Washington Rankings. Tumwater (ranked 113th) will meet Aberdeen (ranked 269th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Tumwater is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 65.4 points per game this season. Similarly, Black Hills (ranked 168th) will meet Centralia (ranked 354th) at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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