After having lost a blowout in their previous game against Linton-Stockton, the North Knox Warriors were happy to have found some success on Thursday. They snuck past Northeast Dubois with a 57-53 victory. For North Knox, this counts as revenge for the 64-26 loss the Jeeps walked away with the last time they faced one another back in February of 2023.
Northeast Dubois lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Grant Goller, who almost dropped a double-double on 22 points and nine rebounds. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Goller has scored all season. The team also got some help courtesy of Adam Dooley, who scored eight points along with six rebounds and four steals.
North Knox's victory bumped their record up to 7-12. As for Northeast Dubois, their defeat dropped their record down to 9-8.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. North Knox has the luxury of staying home another game and will welcome the Cougars at 7:30 p.m. on February 9th. Northeast Dubois will take on the Vikings at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Barr-Reeve is looking to tack on another W to their five-game streak on the road.
