Northeast Vernon County managed to keep up with Jefferson Independent Day until halftime on Tuesday, but things quickly went downhill from there. The Northeast Vernon County Knights lost 56-36 to the Jefferson Independent Day Cavaliers. Sadly, that's the second time they've come up short against the Knights this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 61-37 last Saturday.
Leading Jefferson Independent Day to victory were Jack Twiss and Will Twiss. Jack went 8 for 19 on his way to 20 points and three steals, while Will went 5 of 12 en route to 15 points along with six rebounds and four steals. That makes it three consecutive games in which Jack has scored at least a third of Jefferson Independent Day's points. Kohl Thurman was another key player, putting up ten points and eight boards.
Northeast Vernon County's loss was their sixth straight on the road dating back to last season, which dropped their record down to 4-7. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they are on a roll lately: they've won six of their last seven matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 10-6 record this season.
Northeast Vernon County will take on Weaubleau at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. As for Jefferson Independent Day, they will square off against Golden City at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday.
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