There's no place like home for New Lexington, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Friday. They came out on top against the River View Black Bears by a score of 54-42 on Wednesday. The Panthers have seen this before: they got the W the last time they saw the Black Bears, too.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead New Lexington to victory, but perhaps none more so than Bentley Hanson, who posted 17 points in addition to six rebounds and three steals. Corey Adam was another key player, going 5-for-8 to rack up 16 points.
New Lexington was working as a unit and finished the game with 13 assists. They easily outclassed their opponents in that department as River View only posted seven assists.
River View lost despite a true team effort on offense. The best among them was Cael Summers, who scored 11 points. What's more, he also posted four boards, the most he's had since back in December of 2024. Another player making a difference was Carter Wesney, who went 5-for-9 en route to 11 points.
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| 02/12/25 - Home | 54-42 W |
| 12/22/23 - Away | 55-45 W |
| 01/06/23 - Home | 66-46 W |
| 12/03/21 - Away | 51-56 L |
| 12/04/20 - Neutral | 36-33 W |
New Lexington now has a winning record of 11-10. As for River View, this is the second loss in a row for them and nudges their season record down to 8-12.
New Lexington wasted no time getting back out on the court and has already played their next match, a 46-45 win against Morgan on the 14th. River View has also already played their next game (against Meadowbrook), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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