The Tumwater boys basketball team made the trip to Longview on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Basketball Tribute at Lower Columbia College, and the T-Birds eked out a 60-57 win over Battle Ground.
The T-Birds and Tigers went back-and-forth throughout, but the Thunderbirds trailed by one entering the fourth quarter.
Tumwater won the final frame 19-15, which was enough to give the T-Birds the close victory.
Luke Overbay led the offensive effort with a 16-point and 12-rebound double-double, while Owen Reamer added 14 points.
Landon Anchors scored 12 points while adding four rebounds and three assists, and Julian Balsley added 12 points, four assists, three rebounds, and a pair of steals.
Tumwater (12-1, 4-0 2A EvCo) will head to Shelton on Tuesday to kickstart a five-game road trip.
