Basketball Recap: Knightstown Skates Past Blue River Valley with Ease

Panthers

Team Score

12/12/24 vs Blue River Valley	68
12/10/24 @ Southwestern	60
11/16/24 @ Hagerstown	55
11/23/24 @ Centerville	53
11/19/24 vs Daleville	48

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Knightstown). They blew past the Blue River Valley Vikings, posting a 68-25 win. The Panthers have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won three games by 24 points or more this season.

Knightstown's victory was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Anna Roberson, who went 8 of 15 on her way to 20 points along with eight boards and five steals. Roberson is trending in the right direction considering she's improved her point production for four straight games. The team also got some help courtesy of Lilly Drew, who went 8 for 14 on her way to 22 points and five rebounds.

Knightstown was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That's the most assists they've managed all season.

Despite the loss, Blue River Valley still got an impressive performance from Holly Polston, who posted ten points.

The win was the third in a row for Knightstown, bringing their record for this year to 6-4. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 58.3 points per game. As for Blue River Valley, their loss was their fourth straight on the road, which dropped their record down to 2-8.

Knightstown didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 58-48 victory against Union City on the 14th. As for Blue River Valley, they also didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next match, a 34-31 win against Cowan on the 13th.