After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Richland, Twin Rivers was happy to have turned things around on Friday. They enjoyed a cozy 70-55 win over the Gideon Bulldogs. Given the Royals' advantage in MaxPreps' Missouri basketball rankings (they are ranked 150th, while the Bulldogs are ranked 380th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Twin Rivers' victory bumped their record up to 7-3. As for Gideon, their loss was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.
Twin Rivers wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next matchup, a 60-52 win against East Carter on the 28th. As for Gideon, they will get a bit of extra time to process the defeat as their next game is a ways off. They'll take on Clarkton at 7:30 p.m. on January 9th.
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