Castle was the 55-52 winner over Evansville North when they last played one another back in November of 2023, but their luck changed this time around. The Castle Knights lost 57-32 to the Evansville North Huskies on Tuesday. While losing is never fun, the Knights can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 145th, while the Huskies are ranked 36th).
Castle's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Izabell Grantz, who scored nine points plus seven rebounds. Another player making a difference was Kiki Jones, who had six points in addition to five rebounds.
Evansville North was led to victory by Libby Blythe and Brooke Silva. Blythe went 6 for 10 from beyond the arc en route to 20 points, while Silva went 6 for 7 en route to 16 points. What's more, Blythe also posted a 60% three-point shooting accuracy, which is the highest she's posted since back in December of 2023. Maddy Knies was another key player, posting six points in addition to six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for Castle and nudges their season record down to 2-3. As for Evansville North, their victory ended a six-game drought on the road dating back to last season and puts them at 2-2.
Castle has already played their next game, a 68-54 defeat against Owensboro Catholic on the 2nd. As for Evansville North, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next match, a 54-52 win against Bloomington South on the 30th.
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