The Castle Knights will venture away from home to challenge the Evansville Reitz Panthers at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Given that the two teams suffered a loss in their last games, they both have a little extra motivation heading into this contest.
Last Friday, Castle didn't have quite enough to beat Evansville Harrison and fell 50-47. The defeat continues a trend for the Knights in their meetings with the Warriors: they've now lost five in a row.
Despite the loss, Castle had strong showings from Matt Dillman, who shot 50% from the field to rack up 14 points, and Carter Bobe, who posted ten points in addition to five assists and three steals. Cade Baker was another key player, putting up five points.
Meanwhile, Evansville Reitz came up short against Evansville North on Tuesday and fell 60-51.
Castle will have to contain Preston Tolliver as he made an impact in Evansville Reitz's last game. He went 8-for-15 on his way to 21 points. With that strong performance, Tolliver is now averaging an impressive 15.4 points per game. DeAndre Jennings also deserves some recognition as he posted his first block of the season.
Castle's defeat dropped their record down to 0-2. As for Evansville Reitz, their loss was their first in the conference, dropping their conference record down to 2-1 and their overall record down to 3-2.
Castle couldn't quite get it done against Evansville Reitz in their previous matchup back in March as they fell 66-56. Can the Knights avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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