Basketball Preview: Twin Lakes Indians vs. West Lafayette Red Devils
The Twin Lakes Indians will take on the West Lafayette Red Devils at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Both have had a bumpy ride up to this point with six consecutive losses for Twin Lakes and four for West Lafayette.
Twin Lakes is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Rensselaer Central on Thursday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Twin Lakes was outmatched by Rensselaer Central at home and fell 74-39. While losing is never fun, the Indians can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 296th, while the Bombers are ranked 13th).
Despite their defeat, Twin Lakes saw several players rise to the challenge and make noteworthy plays. Addyson Hines, who went 7 for 15 en route to 17 points plus five rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. That was a full 43.6% of Twin Lakes' points, marking the third time in a row she's had more than a third of the team's points. The team also got some help courtesy of Chloe Lucas, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, West Lafayette scored the most points they've had all season on Saturday, but it wasn't enough. They fell just short of Rossville by a score of 51-49. For those keeping track at home, that's the closest loss the Red Devils have suffered since January 19th.
West Lafayette's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for Twin Lakes, their loss dropped their record down to 2-7.
Twin Lakes might still be hurting after the 42-22 defeat they got from West Lafayette when the teams last played back in November. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of West Lafayette's Molly Andrew, who dropped a double-double on 16 points and 11 rebounds. Now that Twin Lakes knows the damage she can cause, will they be able to stop her this time? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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