The Simon Kenton Pioneers came tearing into Tuesday's match with three straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 10.3 points) and they left with even more momentum. They enjoyed a cozy 80-66 win over Highlands. Having run the score up that high, both teams might be doing some extra defensive drills very soon.
Leading Simon Kenton to victory were Bode Stone and Travis Krohman. Stone scored 21 points along with two steals and two blocks, while Krohman went 7 for 11 from beyond the arc en route to 34 points and 1 assist. As a matter of fact, that's the most points Stone has scored all season. Jay Bilton was another key contributor, scoring six points along with six assists and two steals.
Simon Kenton has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won six of their last seven matches, which provided a massive bump to their 14-14 record this season. As for Highlands, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 16-13.
Simon Kenton will be playing at home against Owen County at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Hopefully Simon Kenton focused on turnovers this week since the team gave up ten on Tuesday. Highlands will be staying on the road on Friday to face off against Beechwood at 7:30 p.m. on February 23rd.
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