Basketball Recap: Knox Central Drops Season-High Score on Pineville

Panthers

Team Score

01/28/25 vs Pineville	98
12/30/24 vs William Blount	96
12/03/24 vs Red Bird	94
12/14/24 @ Bath County	88
01/16/25 vs Oneida Baptist Institute	87

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Knox Central). They strolled past the Pineville Mountain Lions with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 98-84. The victory was familiar territory for the Panthers who have now won three contests in a row.

Knox Central's win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 12-3. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 86.6 points per game. As for Pineville, their loss was their first in the district, dropping their district record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 14-7.

A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Knox Central Panthers face off against the Lynn Camp Wildcats at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. As for Pineville, they will challenge Tri-Cities Christian at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. One thing working in Pineville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season.