The Castle Knights won the last time they faced the Springfield Southeast Spartans, and things went their way on Friday too. Castle strolled past Springfield Southeast with points to spare, taking the game 68-49. Given Castle's advantage in MaxPreps's basketball rankings in their respective home states (they are ranked 123rd in Indiana, while Springfield Southeast is ranked 403rd in Illinois), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Castle's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Jakob Wongler, who scored 16 points along with two steals. The team also got some help courtesy of Ryan Lambert, who dropped a double-double on 15 points and 11 rebounds.
Castle now has a winning record of 6-5. As for Springfield Southeast, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 6-10.
Castle won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Brownsburg at 2:15 p.m. on January 13th. Averaging 53.5 so far this season, Brownsburg's high-powered offense has been in full-swing lately, so Castle better be ready for a challenge. Springfield Southeast won't have much time to rest: their next contest is against Evansville Central at 9:00 a.m. on January 13th. Evansville Central is coming into the game on a six-game losing streak.
