Basketball Preview: West Lafayette Red Devils vs. Twin Lakes Indians
The West Lafayette Red Devils will square off against the Twin Lakes Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with four consecutive losses for West Lafayette and six for Twin Lakes.
West Lafayette is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They fell just short of Rossville by a score of 51-49 on Saturday. While losing is never fun, the Red Devils can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 278th, while the Hornets are ranked 118th).
Meanwhile, a victory for Twin Lakes just wasn't in the cards on Thursday as the squad wasn't able to take the lead at any point. They took a blow against Rensselaer Central, falling 74-39.
The loss doesn't tell the whole story though, as several players had good games. One of the most active was Addyson Hines, who went 7 for 15 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds. That was a full 43.6% of Twin Lakes' points, marking the third time in a row she's posted more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Lucas, who posted eight points.
West Lafayette's loss dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Twin Lakes, their defeat dropped their record down to 2-7.
West Lafayette took their win against Twin Lakes in their previous matchup back in November by a conclusive 42-22. Does West Lafayette have another victory up their sleeve, or will Twin Lakes turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.
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