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| 02/20/24 - Away | 52-43 W |
| 02/21/23 - Home | 59-66 L |
| 02/22/22 - Away | 58-45 W |
| 02/23/21 - Home | 62-36 W |
| 02/25/20 - Away | 48-51 L |
| + 5 more games |
East Noble and Angola are an even 5-5 against one another since February of 2015, but not for long. The East Noble Knights will be playing at home against the Angola Hornets at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday.
East Noble is headed into the match out to prove that what happened against Homestead on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. East Noble lost 67-43 to Homestead. The Knights have struggled against the Spartans recently, as the game was their sixth consecutive lost matchup.
Meanwhile, Angola had already won six in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 13.3 points) and they went ahead and made it seven on Saturday. They came within four points of losing the streak, but they secured a 47-43 W against the Chargers. Given the Hornets' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 134th, while the Chargers are ranked 284th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Angola's win came from a few key players East Noble will need to keep an eye on. One of the most notable was Ryan Stuckey, who went 6-for-13 on his way to 20 points. The dominant performance gave him a new career-high in points. The team also got some help courtesy of Niles Knox, who posted 11 points and eight rebounds.
East Noble's defeat dropped their record down to 11-9. As for Angola, they pushed their record up to 15-5 with the victory, which was their third straight at home.
East Noble beat Angola 52-43 in their previous meeting back in February of 2024. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Angola's Dane Lantz, who went 9-for-21 to rack up 25 points. Now that he won't be playing on Tuesday, will it be easier for East Noble to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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