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Twin Cedars welcomed Orient-Macksburg to Bussey Friday night for a baseball/softball doubleheader. The Sabers dominated the softball contest 12-0 in three innings and the baseball team took down the Bulldogs 10-0 in their matchup.
The Sabers pounced on the Bulldogs early, as they put up all 12 runs in the first inning. Chloe Durian got the scoring started with a two RBI base knock. Grace Bailey provided the big blow of the inning with a grand slam to blow things open. Ali Mockenhaupt pitched a perfect game in the 3 inning win for Twin Cedars and struck out 6 Bulldogs. The win brought the Sabers back to .500 on the year with a record of 3-3.
There were three seniors on the Twin Cedars Boys Basketball Squad this season. Kade Dunkin scored the most points of the three at 10.9 points per game, while Brett Sedlock had 45 assists and grabbed 100 rebounds while Jace Nichols had one of the top three point shooting percentages on the team at 41-percent. Coach Blake McWilliams tells KNIA/KRLS Sports they all meant a lot to the program.
McWilliams:
“Kade Dunkin has been playing a lot for me, and Jace Nichols played a bigger role, and Bret Sedlock always put in the effort and made the right play.”
The three seniors led the Sabers to a 7-10 record this season.
While the Twin Cedars Boys Basketball Squad did not have the tallest team around, the Sabers still held their own in rebounding. Twin Cedars finished 7th in the Bluegrass Conference in rounding averaging 28.5 per game. Coach Blake McWilliams tells KNIA/KRLS Sports rebounding was one of the most improved areas of the team this season.
McWilliams:
“Not getting out rebounded was something that a lot of people might not notice, we were better at this season. you notice as a coach when you have four kids that are shorter than the other team, that was a good thing to see this season.”