ROCHESTER — Forks had confidence the moment it took the floor for its loser-out Class 2B Southwest District IV girls basketball tournament game against Ilwaco. The Spartans already racked up two prior wins against the younger Fisherman and that belief was big in Thursday’s triumph, according to coach David Hurn.

“The big thing for us was our confidence in facing a familiar foe,” Hurn said.

“We flew around, we had a lot of energy and a lot of confidence in our reads and rotations. We put a lot of pressure on them to start. We got off to a good start, [Keira Johnson] had a couple of 3s in the first quarter and I think that boosted our energy levels. And our defensive pressure created some good looks in transition and some easy buckets.”

Johnson scored 19 of her game-high 27 points in the first half.

“It was a typical game with Ilwaco, we knew that we had to use our speed against them. Their strength is their post and size and we had to get them moving,” Hurn said.

Forks (11-8) will face Rainier (15-6) in a rematch of a game arranged on one day’s notice earlier this month, a 41-34 Mountaineers win at Rainier.

“They are looking forward to it, they know they can play with them,” Hurn said.

Forks and Rainier were to square off at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Castle Rock High School.

Forks 67, Ilwaco 36

Ilw. 7 7 9 13 — 36

Forks 17 15 19 16 — 67

Forks (67) — Johnson 27, Wood 13, Bouchard 11, Gaydeski 7, Neel 4, Wallerstedt 3, Sandoval 2.