New Knoxville is 2-8 against Minster since March of 2019 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The New Knoxville Rangers will venture away from home to square off against the Minster Wildcats at 6:45 p.m. New Knoxville has been getting the ball to fall more lately as they've increased their point totals each of their last three games.
New Knoxville is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They secured a 60-55 W over Waynesfield-Goshen on Monday.
| 02/03/25 vs Waynesfield-Goshen | 6 |
| 12/19/24 vs Marion Local | 4 |
| 02/06/24 @ Waynesfield-Goshen | 4 |
| 12/05/23 @ Wapakoneta | 3 |
| 12/12/23 vs Shawnee | 3 |
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Knoxville to victory, but perhaps none more so than Addi Albers, who went 7 for 15 on her way to 20 points along with seven rebounds and six assists. The dominant performance gave Albers a new career-high in assists. Paige Webb was another key player, putting up 19 points.
Albers wasn't the only one working in the assists department: New Knoxville was working as a unit and finished the game with 14 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.
Meanwhile, it was a proper cat-fight when Minster took on Jackson Center on Tuesday. Minster blew past Jackson Center 60-37. The Wildcats have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won six matchups by 21 points or more this season.
Minster has also been performing well recently as they've won ten of their last 13 games, which provided a nice bump to their 15-5 record this season. As for New Knoxville, their win bumped their record up to 5-16.
New Knoxville might still be hurting after the 49-25 defeat they got from Minster when the teams last played back in February of 2024. Can New Knoxville avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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