The Twin Rivers Royals will head out to challenge the Kennett Indians at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Each of these teams will be fighting to keep a win streak alive as Twin Rivers comes in on three and Kennett on five.
Last Tuesday, Twin Rivers earned a 40-30 victory over Malden.
Meanwhile, it was close, but on Tuesday Kennett sidestepped Holcomb for a 52-50 win. Given the Indians' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 184th, while the Hornets are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Twin Rivers better keep an eye on Alyce Edwards. She was instrumental in Kennett's win, going 13 of 29 en route to 32 points. That makes it 16 consecutive games in which Edwards has scored at least a third of Kennett's points. Brooklynn Edwards was another key player, putting up eight points.
Kennett's victory was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 10-6. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 70.3 points per game. As for Twin Rivers, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven games, which provided a nice bump to their 12-4 record this season.
Everything went Twin Rivers' way against Kennett when the teams last played back in December of 2024, as Twin Rivers made off with a 67-42 win. One of the biggest obstacles the team faced in that game was Edwards, who posted 26 points. Now that she's got a second chance to win this matchup, will Twin Rivers still be able to contain Edwards? There's only one way to find out.
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