Tumwater junior Luke Brewer exploded for a game-high 30 points and the Thunderbirds blasted Centralia for an 87-45 road victory in 2A Evergreen Conference action Friday.
The Thunderbirds scorched the nets, hitting 21 of 34 shots (67%), as Andrew Collins added 20 points, six rebounds and four blocks and Connor Hopkins finished with 12 points.
Tumwater was also on fire from long range, draining 13 of 22 (59%) from deep. Brewer was 6 of 7 from beyond the arc and added a game-high seven assists to go with five steals and four rebounds.
Centralia was led by Landon Kaut’s 19 points, while Brandon Yeung added 11 points and Rex Akins hauled in a team-high seven rebounds.
The Tigers got off just 18 shots, hitting seven (39%), and were 5 of 13 from 3-point range. Centralia lost the rebounding battle 30-17.
Centralia (4-7, 2-4 EvCo) heads to Rochester on Wednesday. Tumwater (8-2, 5-0 EvCo) hosts Skyview in a non-league match on Saturday.
