Not even a gash on the forehead that required five stitches could slow down Kassi Kerbs.

The senior guard poured in a career-high 33 points to lead the Burley Bobcats girls basketball team to a 46-38 home victory over Twin Falls Tuesday night.

The win puts Burley at 5-2 on the season and–sets up Thursday's clash with Great Basin Conference West rival Jerome, which is undefeated and currently ranked No. 1 in the state.

"We're very proud with where we're at right now," Kerbs said. "Our team chemistry is great. We're playing well, our defense is getting really good, our offense is moving along and people are starting to step up, and that's what we need."

Twin Falls led 30-28 heading into the fourth quarter, but was outscored by the Bobcats 18-8 in the final period.

"I saw that it was getting kind of close and I was like, 'Man, I gotta step up and get going and get the lead back,'" Kerbs said.

Kerbs hit one of her six 3-pointers with seven minutes remaining to give Burley the lead 31-30. She hit another–3-pointer with 1:45 left to give the Bobcats a six-point edge, 43-37, which essentially sealed the win.

Going after a rebound in the first quarter, Kerbs took an elbow to the face and blood started gushing. They–were able to stop the bleeding on the sideline and bandaged her cut–well enough to get her back into the game. She got five stitches in the locker room at halftime.

Burley coach Gordon Kerbs was concerned that the Bobcats were out of sync offensively, partly due to the Bruins' aggressive defense.

"What we lacked execution-wise we made up for with a little character tonight," Gordon Kerbs said. "It seems like we take a few steps forward, then we take one backward - and we do that in a game, it's minute by minute. It's a good thing we're a pretty decent defensive team. And in the end, some kids made some plays."

Twin Falls was led by sophomore Jazlyn Nielsen's 16 points. The Bruins (1-5) will host Skyline Thursday in a key Region Four-Five-Six matchup.

Burley 46, Twin Falls 38

Burley 10 8 10 18 - 46

Twin Falls 7 9 14 8 - 38

BURLEY (46)

Carli Parish 2, Kassi Kerbs 33, Paige Andersen 2, Teresa Wayment 4, Shawna Pace 3. Totals 18 4-10 46.

TWIN FALLS (38)

Josie Jordan 4, Alexin Clark 2, Brianna Bishop 5, Mallory Jund 2, Sara Federico 2, Jazlyn Nielsen 16, Chelsea Retmier 7. Totals 13 11-17 38

3-point goals: Burley 6 (Kerbs 6); Twin Falls 1 (Bishop). Total fouls: Burley 17; Twin Falls 14. Fouled out: Burley, Andersen; Twin Falls, Federico. Technical fouls: none.