It's playoff time, and South Knox had no trouble coming through when it counted. They managed a 58-52 victory over the North Knox Warriors on Saturday. Given the Spartans' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 30th, while the Warriors are ranked 99th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
North Knox lost despite a true team effort on offense, the best among them being Jade Richter, who dropped a double-double on ten points and ten boards. The dominant performance gave Richter a new career-high in rebounds. Another player making a difference was Alex Mckinley, who went 5 for 9 en route to 13 points and five boards.
Spartans
| 02/08/25 vs North Knox | 58-52 |
| 02/07/25 vs Sullivan | 72-33 |
| 01/30/25 vs Loogootee | 86-22 |
| 01/25/25 vs Evansville Central | 57-55 |
| 01/23/25 @ Barr-Reeve | 76-34 |
| + 5 more games |
The win (which was South Knox's tenth in a row) raised their record to 24-2. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 46.7 points. As for North Knox, their defeat dropped their record down to 17-7.
Coming up, South Knox will challenge Lanesville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday. One thing working in South Knox's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. North Knox does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
Article generated by infoSentience based on data entered on MaxPreps
