Preview: Knightstown Panthers vs. Union County Patriots
Knightstown is 2-8 against Union County since December of 2014 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Knightstown Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Union County Patriots at 7:30 p.m. Knightstown will be strutting in after a victory while Union County will be coming in after a defeat.
Last Saturday, Knightstown's game was all tied up 25-25 at the half, but luckily for them it didn't stay that way. They managed a 59-53 victory over Waldron. The victory made it back-to-back wins for Knightstown.
Michael Roberson had a dynamite game for Knightstown, scoring 38 points along with 6 rebounds. That makes it two consecutive games in which Roberson has scored at least 25% of Knightstown's points. Brayden McDaniel was another key contributor, scoring 8 points.
Meanwhile, Union County had to hit the road for their first game and sadly it wasn't the result they were hoping for. They took a hard 54-39 fall against Connersville last Wednesday. Union County found out winning isn't easy when you're outrebounded 11 to 4 on offense.
Union County's loss came about despite a quality game from Gavin Davis, who scored 14 points along with 3 steals. Another player making a difference was Mason Stewart, who scored 6 points along with 5 rebounds.
Knightstown's victory bumped their record up to 2-0. As for Union County, their defeat dropped their record down to 0-1.
Knightstown didn't have too much breathing room in their contest against Union County in their previous meeting back in December of 2022, but they still walked away with a 56-51 victory. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Union County's Joshua Klein, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 10 rebounds. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be that much easier for Knightstown to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
