CONWAY — Heading into the final week of the regular season, the Kennett High girls’ basketball team finds itself riding an impressive 10-game winning streak. The Eagles swept a home-and-home series against Berlin last week, winning 48-20 at home in the Peter Ames Gymnasium on Thursday, after topping the Mountaineers 48-24 in Berlin on Feb. 15.
Kennett improves to 10-2 on the season in Division II. The lone blemishes on the record are two setbacks against Laconia in the first week of the season while the hometown flock was missing seniors Jaelin Cummings, Sierra Parsons and Maddie Stewart due to COVID-19 cohort screening in school.
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