The Lawrenceburg Tigers have not done well against the Connersville Spartans recently (they were 1-8 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Saturday. Lawrenceburg took down Connersville 52-35. Given Lawrenceburg's advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 124th, while Connersville is ranked 274th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Lawrenceburg to victory, but perhaps none more so than Noah Knigga, who scored 18 points along with eight rebounds. Knigga has been hot recently, having posted eight or more rebounds the last three times he's played. The team also got some help courtesy of Cooper Bobo, who scored 14 points along with five assists and two steals.
Despite the loss, Connersville still got an impressive performance from Zander Mchenry, who scored 11 points. Another player making a difference was Blaine Hornsby, who scored six points.
Lawrenceburg has been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 12 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-7 record this season. As for Connersville, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 5-17.
Lawrenceburg will look to defend their home court on Wednesday against South Dearborn at 7:30 p.m. Lawrenceburg is coming into the game with five straight victories at home, so South Dearborn will have to stop a team with plenty of momentum. Connersville will take on Northeastern at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Northeastern is strutting with some offensive muscle, as they've averaged 57 points per game this season.
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