The North Callaway Thunderbirds's game last Saturday was a tough loss, but they didn't let that memory haunt them on Tuesday. They came out on top against Mark Twain by a score of 68-55. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
North Callaway got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Paul Russell out in front who scored 14 points along with six steals. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Russell has scored all season. Sam Pezold was another key contributor, scoring 20 points along with five rebounds and three steals.
Sam Northcutt and Aydan Dye certainly did their best on Tuesday to avoid the loss. Northcutt almost dropped a double-double on 18 points and nine rebounds, while Dye scored 17 points along with seven rebounds and three steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Quin Eckler, who scored five points along with seven assists and two steals.
North Callaway's win bumped their record up to 8-17. As for Mark Twain, their defeat was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 3-19.
North Callaway will be staying on the road on Thursday to face off against Bowling Green at 7:00 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully North Callaway focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 16 on Tuesday. As for Mark Twain, they will look to defend their home court on Thursday against Clark County at 7:30 p.m. Mark Twain is facing Clark County at the right time seeing as Clark County is stuck on a eight-game losing streak.
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