The Knox Central Panthers will head out on the road to face off against the Harlan Green Dragons at 7:30 p.m. on Monday. Knox Central knows how to get points on the board -- the squad has finished with 55 points or more in their past 13 matches -- so hopefully Harlan likes a good challenge.
Knox Central is headed into the contest after thoroughly thrashing Southwestern: they outscored them in every quarter. Everything went Knox Central's way against Southwestern on Saturday as Knox Central made off with an 80-58 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won 16 games by 22 points or more this season.
Meanwhile, Harlan entered their tilt with Pineville on Thursday with three consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with four. They came out on top against the Mountain Lions by a score of 57-49. That's two games straight that the Green Dragons have won by exactly eight points.
Knox Central has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won 12 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 20-4 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points over those games. As for Harlan, their victory bumped their record up to 14-10.
Everything came up roses for Knox Central against Harlan when the teams last played back in January, as the team secured a 90-61 win. The rematch might be a little tougher for Knox Central since the squad 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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