Twin Cedars basketball played in their fourth double header since Saturday, and got their first sweep Thursday night at Tri-County. The Sabers girls won 37-24 and the boys bested the Trojans 56-46.

The Sabers girls had a tight contest for the first three quarters, but outscored Tri-County by eight points in the final eight minutes to get their fourth win in six days. Cheyanne Bruns led the way with 17 points, nearly half of the team’s total. Twin Cedars continues to build to their best record in nearly a decade as they’ve yet to lose a game in the new year. With all this winning, Head Coach Trent Verwers says that this is a pivotal moment for his program, especially with most key players set to return for another year.

“It was much needed for the team and the program itself. There’s not a better group of girls to do it with. The will to win with this group is unbeatable and it’s awesome. They want to win so bad. They’re playing team basketball, something we haven’t done in the past.”

The Sabers boys had a trio reach double figures in their first win of 2021: Kade Dunkin had 18, Devin Arkema had 16, and Jace Nichols had 13. The latter two also hit three shots from downtown apiece.

Twin Cedars will compete in their fifth game in seven days, including their fourth road contest, tonight as they head to Orient-Macksburg with tipoff set for 6:00.