Basketball Recap: Knightstown Comes Up Short

If Knightstown was feeling good fresh off their 56-23 takedown of Union City last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knightstown Panthers were just a bucket shy of victory on Tuesday and fell 48-47 to the Seton Catholic Cardinals. The Panthers were not able to make up for their loss to the Cardinals from their previous meeting back in December of 2023.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Seton Catholic to victory, but perhaps none more so than Jason Moynihan, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 16 boards. The dominant performance also gave Moynihan a new career-high in blocks (two). Grant Semler was another key player, putting up eight points along with six rebounds and six steals.

Knightstown has been struggling recently as they've lost three of their last four contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 2-4 record this season. As for Seton Catholic, their victory (their first of the season) made their record 1-5.

Knightstown will take on Eastern Hancock in a holiday battle at at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Eastern Hancock is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 50.8 points per game this season. As for Seton Catholic, a feisty cat fight will be fought when the Seton Catholic Cardinals challenge the Rushville Lions at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday.