If Kirkwood wanted to avenge their loss from the last time they played Springfield, they should've done a better job of containing Amaya Walker. The Springfield Yellow Jackets came out on top in a nail-biter against the Kirkwood Cobras on Tuesday, sneaking past 39-37 thanks in part to Walker, who posted five points along with ten rebounds and three blocks. The dominant performance gave her a new career-high in boards.
Kirkwood's loss came despite strong showings from Destiny Hughes and Kennedy Andrews. Hughes had ten points in addition to six rebounds and four steals, while Andrews earned 11 points and five boards. Hughes has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last three times she's played.
Yellow Jackets
| 01/21/25 vs Kirkwood | 39-37 |
| 01/17/25 @ Northeast | 31-27 |
The victory made it two in a row for Springfield and bumps their season record up to 12-7. As for Kirkwood, they have also traveled a rocky road recently having lost four of their last five matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 4-13 record this season.
Both teams are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Springfield has already played their next game (against Rossview), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Kirkwood will square off against West Creek at 6:00 p.m. on Friday. Kirkwood is facing West Creek at the right time seeing as West Creek is stuck on a ten-game losing streak.
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