The Yelm Tornados will challenge the Black Hills Wolves at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. Yelm has a tough task ahead: they'll enter the game with four straight losses, while Black Hills will come in with three straight victories.
Yelm is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Graham-Kapowsin on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Yelm lost 54-34 to Graham-Kapowsin. The Tornados were down 44-23 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
Meanwhile, Black Hills made easy work of Elma on Monday and carried off a 54-28 win. With the Wolves ahead 30-10 at the half, the contest was all but over already.
Black Hills' win came from a few key players Yelm will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Kiley McMahon, who went 8 of 19 on her way to 22 points and five steals. The game was her third in a row with at least ten points. The team also got some help courtesy of Natalie Buchanan, who dropped a double-double on 13 points and 15 rebounds.
Yelm's defeat dropped their record down to 1-4. As for Black Hills, they pushed their record up to 3-0 with the victory, which was their eighth straight at home dating back to last season.
Yelm came up short against Black Hills in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, falling 54-48. Will Yelm have more luck at home instead of on the road? Come back here after the game to get an analysis of the match and other basketball content.
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