Lawrenceburg was not able to break out of their rough patch on Friday as the team picked up their third straight loss. They fell 59-48 to the Castle Knights.
Noah Knigga and Kaleb Cole certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Knigga went 7 of 12 on his way to 18 points and seven rebounds, while Cole posted 13 points. Cole continues to improve, besting his previous point total in each of the last three games he's played.
Xander Niehaus went supernova for Castle, almost dropping a double-double on 15 points and nine rebounds. With that strong performance, Niehaus is now averaging an impressive 2.1 steals per game. The team also got some help courtesy of Jakob Wongler, who put up ten points and three steals.
Lawrenceburg's defeat dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Castle, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 3-5.
Lawrenceburg didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 64-49 win against Beech Grove on the 28th. As for Castle, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next game, a 61-55 loss against Fort Wayne Blackhawk Christian on the 28th.
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