Basketball Game Preview: Castle Knights vs. Boonville Pioneers

Castle has gone 9-0 against Boonville recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Tuesday. The Castle Knights will be playing in front of their home fans against the Boonville Pioneers at 7:00 p.m. Castle knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past seven matches -- so hopefully Boonville likes a good challenge.

Castle is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They came out on top against Jennings County by a score of 84-73 on Saturday.

It was another big night for Xander Niehaus, who went 5 for 10 on his way to 20 points in addition to six boards and three steals. He has been hot recently, having posted two or more steals the last four times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Aiden Meyer, who went 6 of 10 on his way to 15 points.

Meanwhile, Boonville didn't have quite enough to beat Perry Central last Saturday and fell 49-47. The Pioneers have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.

Castle's win ended a three-game drought at home and bumped them up to 4-6. As for Boonville, their defeat dropped their record down to 5-5.

Castle took their victory against Boonville when the teams last played back in January of 2024 by a conclusive 60-40. Does Castle have another victory up their sleeve, or will Boonville turn the tables on them? We'll have the answer soon enough.