Peru is 0-7 against Twin Lakes since February of 2017 but things could change on Tuesday. The Peru Tigers will challenge the Twin Lakes Indians at 7:00 p.m. Expect the scorekeeper to be kept busy: if their previous games are any indication, the two teams will really light up the scoreboard.
Peru is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their matchup on Friday with ease, bagging a 79-35 victory over Wabash. The win was some much needed relief for the Tigers as it spelled an end to their five-game losing streak.
Meanwhile, you're bound to get a positive result if you outscore your opponent every quarter and that's exactly how it played out for Twin Lakes on Tuesday. Given that consistent dominance, it should come as no surprise that they blew North Newton out of the water with a 71-25 final score. The Indians have beaten the Spartans the last three times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Spartans has come to flipping the script.
Twin Lakes' win came from a few key players Peru will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Bryce Wilhite, who went 6-for-14 en route to 14 points and three blocks. The team also got some help courtesy of Kyle Kyser, who posted 11 points and seven boards.
Twin Lakes was working as a unit and finished the game with 21 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive games.
Twin Lakes' victory bumped their record up to 14-9. As for Peru, their win bumped their record up to 10-12.
Peru came up short against Twin Lakes in their previous matchup back in March of 2021, falling 59-55. Thankfully for Peru, Kahari Jackson (who shot 55% from the field to rack up 21 points and seven rebounds) won't be suiting up this time. Will that be enough to change the final result? There's only one way to find out.
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