The Tumwater boys basketball team led by 10 at halftime against Capital on Saturday, but the Cougars were able to roar back and hand Tumwater a 54-47 loss.
The T-Birds led 30-20 at the break after taking the second quarter 21-10, but they were outscored 34-17 after halftime.
Owen Reamer led the Thunderbirds in scoring with 14 points, while Landon Anchors and Ethan Bello both added seven. Bello also added seven rebounds, three steals, and three blocks.
Braeden Konrad logged four points and nine rebounds, and Luke Overbay added a pair of points and eight rebounds of his own.
Tumwater (1-1) will hit the road on Tuesday to face Elma.
