Kendrick had won two straight games and Kasey Lott did his part to make it three on Tuesday. The Kendrick Cherokees escaped with a win against the Marion County Eagles by the margin of a single free throw, 67-66 thanks in part to Lott, who dropped a double-double on 12 points and 14 rebounds. With that strong performance, he is now averaging an impressive 2.4 steals per game.
The team also got some help courtesy of Revel Edwards, who scored 12 points in addition to five rebounds and two steals. The dominant performance also gave him a new career-high in offensive rebounds (four).
Kendrick smashed the offensive glass and finished the game with 21 offensive rebounds. That strong performance was nothing new for the team: they've now pulled down at least 16 offensive rebounds in three consecutive matchups.
Kendrick's victory bumped their record up to 5-1.
Both teams will have to hit the road in their upcoming games. Kendrick has already played their next contest (against Marion County), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. As for Marion County, they are packing up and heading out on the road for their first away game this season. they square off against Jordan at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Marion County is facing Jordan at the right time seeing as Jordan is stuck on a three-game losing streak.
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