Northeastern is 2-8 against Connersville since February of 2015 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Friday. The Northeastern Knights will be playing at home against the Connersville Spartans at 7:30 p.m. Northeastern is coming into the contest hot, having won their last six games.
Last Friday, Northeastern earned a 53-42 victory over Winchester Community. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 70th, while the Golden Falcons are ranked 253rd), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
Sam White
| 02/21/25 vs Winchester Community | 82% |
| 02/14/25 vs Tri | 63% |
| 02/11/25 @ Union County | 71% |
| 02/06/25 vs Hagerstown | 100% |
| 01/30/25 @ Cambridge City Lincoln | 83% |
| + 18 more games |
Sam White was his usual excellent self, dropping a double-double with 18 points and 16 rebounds. He is also on a roll when it comes to field goal percentage, as he's posted one of at least 50% in the last 23 games he's played dating back to last season. Another player making a difference was Noah Payne, who posted eight points.
Meanwhile, Connersville didn't have quite enough to beat Lawrenceburg on Saturday and fell 52-50. The Spartans haven't had much luck with the Tigers recently, as the team has come up short the last three times they've met.
Northeastern will have to contain Jadan Peterson as he made an impact in Connersville's last game. He on his way to 23 points and five boards. Those 23 points gave Peterson a new career-high. Hunter Allen was another key player, putting up three points in addition to five assists and four steals.
Even though they lost, Connersville was working as a unit and finished the game with 15 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as Lawrenceburg only nine assists.
Connersville's defeat dropped their record down to 9-13. As for Northeastern, their win was their 13th straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 21-1.
Northeastern was able to grind out a solid victory over Connersville in their previous meeting back in February of 2024, winning 52-43. One of the biggest obstacles trying to stand in the way of that victory was Connersville's Blaine Hornsby, who to rack up 13 points along with seven rebounds and five blocks. Now that he won't be playing on Friday, will it be easier for Northeastern to walk away with another win? Check MaxPreps.com after the match to find out.
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