Preview: Southwestern Warriors vs. Knox Central Panthers
Southwestern has enjoyed the comforts of home their last three games, but now they'll head out on the road. They will take on the Knox Central Panthers at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Southwestern focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up 11 on Tuesday.
Last Tuesday, Southwestern took a serious blow against North Laurel, falling 75-46. While losing is never fun, Southwestern can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Kentucky basketball rankings (they are ranked 27th, while North Laurel is ranked fifth).
Despite the loss, Southwestern got a solid performance out of Payton Acey, who scored 12 points along with eight rebounds. Jaelyn Dye was another key contributor, scoring seven points along with six assists.
Meanwhile, Knox Central strolled past Morgan County with points to spare on Saturday, taking the game 59-42. The win made it back-to-back wins for Knox Central.
Southwestern has not been sharp recently as the team has lost three of their last four matchups, which put a noticeable dent in their 16-9 record this season. As for Knox Central, they have been performing incredibly well recently as they've won ten of their last 11 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 17-9 record this season.
Southwestern didn't have too much breathing room in their match against Knox Central in their previous matchup back in January of 2023, but they still walked away with a 52-48 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Southwestern since the team won't have the home-court advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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