PREP BOYS BASKETBALL: Kootenai Thunder defeats Country Christian for fourth straight victory
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Kootenai Thunder 41, Country Christian 35
COCOLALLA — Marshall Peters scored a team-high 11 points, including a 3-pointer, Ben Brewer recorded 10 points and a 3-pointer of his own and the Thunder used a 17-8 second-quarter scoring advantage to extend their winning streak to four games on Thursday night at Cocolalla Bible Camp.
Peters, who is averaging 15.3 points per game across the last four games, scored seven of his 11 points in the second half and Brewer, who is averaging 14.5 points per game across that same span, scored seven of his 10 points in the first half to lead the Kootenai Thunder to the six-point Mountain Christian League victory.
Ezra Duchow and Kohen Reynolds contributed six points apiece, Elias Rocke five points, and Harvey Peterson three points for the Thunder, which led 25-16 at halftime and are now 5-5 on the year. Duchow, Rocke, and Peterson all hit one 3-pointer apiece.
Shamgar Nakaimura had a game-high 13 points for Country Christian, which hails from Pasco and is now 1-12 on the season.
The Kootenai Thunder (5-5) are set to host Country Christian again today at Cocolalla Bible Camp.
Country Christian 8 8 8 11 — 35
Kootenai Thunder 8 17 10 6 — 41
PTS: KT — Peters 11, Brewer 10, Reynolds 6, Duchow 6, Rocke 5, Peterson 3. CC — Nakaimura 13, Sheehan 8, Brubaker 7, Miller 6, Nakaimura 1.
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