Indians
| 01/17/25 vs Kankakee Valley | 65-57 |
| 01/15/25 @ Benton Central | 46-33 |
| 01/04/25 vs Frontier | 45-40 |
Twin Lakes had already won two in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 9 points) and they went ahead and made it three on Friday. They came out on top against the Kankakee Valley Kougars by a score of 65-57. That result was just more of the same for these two, as the Indians also won the last time the pair played back in February of 2024.
Twin Lakes found their leader in sophomore Keaton Miller, who dropped a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds. Another player making a difference was Jack Kaufmann, who went 5 for 6 on his way to 13 points and three steals.
When it comes to explaining why Kankakee Valley lost, don't look at Brady Sampson. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 13 en route to 18 points and seven boards. Sampson has been hot recently, having also posted two or more steals the last three times he's played. Gavin Joy was another key player, putting up 11 points along with five rebounds and three blocks.
Twin Lakes has been performing well recently as they've won seven of their last nine games, which provided a nice bump to their 9-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 56.9 points per game. As for Kankakee Valley, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 7-6.
Coincidentally, Twin Lakes and Kankakee Valley will both be playing Knox the next time they take the court. Twin Lakes will head out to face Knox at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, while Kankakee Valley will host them at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday.
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