Basketball Game Preview: North Thurston Rams vs. Graham-Kapowsin Eagles

The North Thurston Rams will wrap up 2024 with a road trip to face off against the Graham-Kapowsin Eagles at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday. North Thurston will be strutting in after a win while Graham-Kapowsin will be coming in after a loss.

North Thurston is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They managed a 59-53 victory over Capital on Thursday. Given the Rams' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 120th, while the Cougars are ranked 256th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

North Thurston's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Kurt Cavalier, who went 7 of 15 on his way to 20 points. Those 20 points gave Cavalier a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Micah Anderson, who went 5 of 11 on his way to 16 points.

North Thurston was working as a unit and finished the game with 12 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Meanwhile, Graham-Kapowsin lost to Rogers on the road by a 73-57 margin on Friday. The Eagles have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

North Thurston has been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a massive bump to their 4-4 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 52.0 points per game. As for Graham-Kapowsin, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-5.