Thunderbird Boys and Girls Basketball Teams close out '23 With a Pair of Losses to the Box Elder Bears

The Hays/Lodge Pole Thunderbirds closed out the 2023 portion of their Varsity girls’ and boys’ basketball schedule. The girls played well in the first half before falling to the Box Elder Bears 58-38 on Wednesday, December 20 with the Thunderbirds standing at 2-3. The boys trailed big early and couldn’t close the gap throughout the contest, falling to 0-5 on the season.

The Thunderbirds played well in the opening stanza, trading buckets back and forth, trailing 11-10 at the end of eight minutes of action. Box Elder got their offense going a bit before the bank, outscoring Hays/LP 17-12 to take...