The Castle Knights won the last time they faced the Henderson County Colonels, and things went their way on Wednesday too. Castle had just enough and edged Henderson County out 53-50. The win was all the more spectacular given Castle's disadvantage in MaxPreps' basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 89th in Indiana, while Henderson County is ranked 19th in Kentucky).
Castle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Ryan Lambert, who dropped a double-double on 11 points and 12 rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Xander Niehaus, who scored 13 points along with two steals and two blocks.
Castle has been performing well recently as they've won six of their last eight matches, which provided a nice bump to their 12-8 record this season. As for Henderson County, their defeat dropped their record down to 23-6.
Castle will head out on the road to square off against Jeffersonville at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Jeffersonville has been dominant on offense recently, as they've racked up an incredible 566 points over their last eight contests. Henderson County does not have any more games scheduled as of now.
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