The Tumwater Thunderbirds will head out to challenge the Battle Ground Tigers at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Battle Ground took a loss in their last match and will be looking to turn the tables on Tumwater, who comes in off a win.
Tumwater took a loss when they played away from home on Tuesday, but their home fans gave them all the motivation they needed on Thursday. They came out on top against Aberdeen by a score of 62-50. Given the Thunderbirds' advantage in MaxPreps' Washington basketball rankings (they are ranked 135th, while the Bobcats are ranked 288th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Jake Dillon and Luke Overbay were among the main playmakers for Tumwater as the former went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points and the latter posted ten points in addition to five assists and five boards. Dillon continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played. Landon Anchors was another key player, putting up five points and three steals.
Meanwhile, Battle Ground was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat. They were beaten by Camas 76-27.
Tumwater has been performing well recently as they've won four of their last five games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-3 record this season. As for Battle Ground, their loss dropped their record down to 3-11.
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