Twin River fought the good fight in their overtime matchup against Alma on Tuesday but wound up with a less-than-desirable result. They fell 45-37 to the Alma Cardinals. While losing is never fun, the Titans can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Nebraska basketball rankings (they are ranked 205th in Nebraska, while the Cardinals are ranked 82nd in Nebraska).

Colsten Rodriguez
02/25/25 @ Alma | 8 |
02/24/25 vs Superior | 1 |
02/21/25 @ Archangels Catholic | 3 |
02/13/25 vs Humphrey-Lindsay | 2 |
02/06/25 vs Hampton | 3 |
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Despite the loss, Twin River still got an impressive performance from Colsten Rodriguez, who went 6-for-14 to rack up 17 points and eight rebounds. That's the most boards Rodriguez has posted since back in December of 2024. The team also got some help courtesy of Paydon Rinkol, who had ten points.
Alma was led to victory by Tucker Biskup and Zavier Mitchell. Biskup went 7-for-15 en route to 18 points and eight rebounds, while Mitchell dropped a double-double with 14 points and 12 boards. Mitchell has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. Isaiah Neal was another key player, putting up seven points and seven boards.
Twin River's defeat was their third straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 11-14. As for Alma, the victory (which was their 11th in a row) raised their record to 22-2.
Twin River does not have any more games scheduled as of now. As for Alma, a feisty cat fight will be fought as the Cardinals face off against the Cougars at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday. Sandy Creek has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last four games.
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