Bloomfield, Missouri – The #5 seed Twin Rivers easily defeated the #12 seed Holcomb Hornets in game #5 of the Bloomfield Christmas Tournament 64-31.
Twin Rivers jumped out to a 27 – 8 lead at the end of the first period and never looked back.
None of the Hornets could score double digits against the Twin Rivers defense. Jacob Adkins had a team-high 7 points.
Andrew Mittelstadt tallied a game-high 14 points for Twin Rivers. Seth Snider scored 11 points. Matt Austin, Jase Worley, Chance Wilkerson, and Jesse Robards each scored a 3-pointer in the game. Mason Douglas tallied two treys for the Hornets.
Final Score #5 Twin Rivers 64, #12 Holcomb 31
Holcomb 8 11 5 7 - 31
Twin Rivers 27 9 13 15 - 64
Holcomb (31) – Skyler Johnson 4, Pearson McClendon 3, Preston Sikes 4, Paden McCormick 4, Jacob Adkins 7, Colton Dunbar 5, Ben Vance 4. FG 9, FT 13/20, F 13. (3-pointers: None. Fouled Out: None)
Twin Rivers (64) – Matt Austin 5, Jase Worley 7, Chance Wilkerson 7, Jesse Robards 6, Andrew Mittelstadt 14, Josh Suiter 8, Mason Douglas 6, Seth Snider 11. FG 27, FT 3/7, F 15. (3-pointers: Austin 1, Worley 1, Wilkerson 1, Robards 2, Douglas 2. Fouled Out: None).
Twin Rivers is slated to play the Bernie Mules on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. in game #14 of the annual Bloomfield Christmas Tournament.
Holcomb was defeated by East Prairie in game #9 70 - 41 and will now play in the quarterfinal for 5th place slated for Monday at 4:00 p.m.