Bourbon was not able to break out of their rough patch on Thursday as the team picked up their ninth straight loss. They took a 58-45 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Linn Wildcats. The result was an unpleasant reminder to the War Hawks of the 72-56 defeat they experienced in the pair's previous head-to-head fixture back in January of 2016.
Gus Peters went supernova for Linn, going 7 for 13 en route to 17 points in addition to six steals and five assists. Linn is 2-1 when Peters posts five or more steals, but 1-16 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Cody Heckman, who went 5 of 7 to rack up 12 points.
Bourbon's loss dropped their record down to 2-13. As for Linn, the victory made it two in a row for them and bumps their season record up to 3-17.
Bourbon has already played their next game (against Steelville), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Linn, they will venture away from home to take on South Callaway at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Linn has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
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