Basketball Game Preview: St. Henry Redskins vs. New Knoxville Rangers

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Previous Games

01/19/24 - Home	71-33 W
01/13/23 - Away	72-54 W
02/15/22 - Away	42-22 W
02/05/21 - Home	54-41 W
02/26/20 - Home	48-43 W
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St. Henry has gone 10-0 against New Knoxville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Friday. The St. Henry Redskins will host the New Knoxville Rangers at 7:00 p.m. St. Henry is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.3 points per game this season.

On Tuesday, St. Henry didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Fort Recovery, but they still walked away with a 46-42 victory. Given the Redskins' advantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 290th, while the Indians are ranked 619th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.

St. Henry got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Charlie Werling out in front who went 5 for 10 on his way to 13 points and five rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Austin Zimmerman, who posted six points and seven rebounds.

Meanwhile, New Knoxville came up short against Jackson Center on Saturday, falling 57-31. The Rangers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

St. Henry is on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches, which provided a nice bump to their 5-6 record this season. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 53.5 points per game. As for New Knoxville, their defeat dropped their record down to 4-7.

Everything came up roses for St. Henry against New Knoxville in their previous meeting back in January of 2024, as the squad secured a 71-33 victory. In that game, St. Henry amassed a halftime lead of 49-23, an impressive feat they'll look to repeat on Friday.