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.
| 12/19/24 vs Capital | 20 |
| 12/05/24 @ Gig Harbor | 18 |
| 12/17/24 vs Timberline | 12 |
| 12/09/24 vs Mount Tahoma | 11 |
| 12/13/24 @ Peninsula | 8 |
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.
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