Knightstown was not able to break out of their rough patch on Saturday as the team picked up their seventh straight defeat. They took a hard 67-48 fall against the Northeastern Knights. The Panthers were probably out for revenge after losing 71-40 to them when the teams met back in January of 2024, then they'll just have to keep looking.
When it comes to explaining why Knightstown lost, don't look at Brant Ellis. Despite the final result, he went 7 for 14 en route to 17 points. Another player making a difference was Aaron Mefford, who posted ten points.
Northeastern got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Kaleb Moore out in front who went 7 of 8 from beyond the arc on his way to 23 points. Those 23 points gave Moore a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Tre Vanlandingham, who went 6 for 12 en route to 18 points and three steals.
Knightstown's loss dropped their record down to 2-10. As for Northeastern, the victory keeps them at an undefeated 15-0.
Knightstown has already played their next contest (against Winchester Community), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northeastern is taking a road trip to challenge Lapel at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 64 points per game this season.
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