Preview: Twin Lakes Indians vs. Western Panthers
Twin Lakes and Western are an even 5-5 against one another since January of 2018, but not for long. The Twin Lakes Indians will take on the Western Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Hopefully Twin Lakes focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday.
Twin Lakes waltzed into their contest on Tuesday with two straight wins but they left with three. They managed a 33-27 win over Lewis Cass. Despite the win, that was the fewest points Twin Lakes has scored all year.
Jamison Ousley continued his habit of posting crazy stat lines, scoring 18 points. That makes it four consecutive games in which he has scored at least a third of Twin Lakes' points. Another player making a difference was Gavin Businger, who scored eight points.
Meanwhile, Western had to endure a nine-game losing streak, but that streak is no more. They put the hurt on Carroll with a sharp 71-51 win on Tuesday. That looming 71-51 mark stands out as the most commanding margin for Western yet this season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Western to victory, but perhaps none more so than Logan Nelson, who scored 16 points along with three steals. Grayson Miller was another key contributor, scoring 16 points.
Twin Lakes is on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 17-6 record this season. As for Western, their win ended a seven-game drought on the road and puts them at 5-16.
This contest is one where the number of possessions is likely to be a big factor: Twin Lakes have been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 27.5 rebounds per game. However, it's not like Western struggles in that department as they've been averaging 21.1 rebounds per game. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.
Twin Lakes came out on top in a nail-biter against Western when the teams last played back in November of 2023, sneaking past 71-69. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Nelson, who shot 6-for-10 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 32 points and nine rebounds. Now that he's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Twin Lakes still be able to contain Nelson? There's only one way to find out.
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