Bloomfield, Missouri - The #13 seeded Twin Rivers Royals lost to Malden on Tuesday and upset the #12 seeded Van Buren Bulldogs in the second day of the 2017 Bloomfield Christmas Tournament on Wednesday, December 27th by a score of 69-51.

Van Buren lost steam in the fourth quarter.  The Royals outscored the Bulldogs 15-4 in the final minutes of game #9.

Twin Rivers' Zach Hargraves finished with an impressive 27 points on 7 buckets and 1 trey.  He hit 10 of his 11 free throws.

Hayden Thomas recorded 16 points on 6 buckets, one trey and one from the charity stripe.

Jamie Robards cleared four 3-pointers earning himself 12 points for the Royals.

Final Score Twin Rivers 69, Van Buren 51

Twin Rivers   21  19   14  15 - 69

Van Buren 11   22   14   4  -  51

Twin Rivers (69) - Zach Hargraves 27, Hayden Thomas 16, Jamie Robards 12, Tanner Ledbetter 4, Allen Hendrix 4, Aaron Mittlestadt 8.  FG 26, FT 13/19, F 14. (3-pointers: Zach Hargraves 1, Hayden Thomas 1, Jamie Robards 4.  Fouled Out: None).

Van Buren (51) - Conner Jackson 6, Keetien Perkins 2, Ross Hayworth 4, Will Towner 4, Jacob Brown 12, Hayden Towner 23.  FG 17, FT 11/19, F 14. (3-pointers: Conner Jackson 2, Jacob Brown 4.  Fouled Out: None).