Preview: New Knoxville Rangers vs. Fort Recovery Indians
The New Knoxville Rangers's road trip will continue as they head out to face the Fort Recovery Indians at 6:30 p.m. on February 15th. Hopefully New Knoxville focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 20 on Thursday.
Last Thursday, things could have been worse for New Knoxville, but they could have been a whole lot better as they took a 58-41 loss to Versailles. While losing is never fun, New Knoxville can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Ohio basketball rankings (they are ranked 618th, while Versailles is ranked 95th).
Despite the defeat, New Knoxville saw an underclassman step up: Addi Albers scored 14 points along with eight rebounds and two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Avery Albers, who scored 12 points.
While Fort Recovery couldn't quite beat Wapakoneta on Tuesday, the three-point margin was a huge improvement compared to the 20-point defeat they were dealt on Thursday. Fort Recovery fell just short of Wapakoneta by a score of 48-45. Fort Recovery has now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
New Knoxville's loss dropped their record down to 3-18. As for Fort Recovery, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last eight contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 7-14 record this season.
New Knoxville came up short against Fort Recovery when the teams last played back in February of 2023, falling 39-29. Can New Knoxville avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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