Holcomb lost against Kennett back in January of 2023 and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Tuesday. The Holcomb Hornets fell just short of the Kennett Indians by a score of 52-50. While losing is never fun, the Hornets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 389th, while the Indians are ranked 184th).
Kennett found their leader in sophomore Alyce Edwards, who went 13 for 29 on her way to 32 points. Edwards is on a roll when it comes to points, as she's now scored 15 or more in the last 38 games she's played dating back to last season. Anekia Farmer was another key player, putting up eight points and five steals.
Holcomb's loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 4-8. As for Kennett, the win (which was their fifth in a row) raised their record to 10-6.
Holcomb will challenge New Madrid County Central at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday. New Madrid County Central has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games. As for Kennett, they will take on Twin Rivers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Kennett is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 51.4 points per game this season.
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