If Evansville Reitz was feeling good fresh off their 61-35 takedown of Jeffersonville last Saturday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Evansville Reitz Panthers fell 57-45 to the Castle Knights on Tuesday. The Panthers were not able to make up for their defeat to the Knights from their previous meeting back in January of 2024.
Evansville Reitz's loss came despite a true team effort from the offense, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Bailey Hape, who posted 12 points and five boards. Another player making a difference was Kendall Kaiser, who had nine points.
Izabell Grantz continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Castle, shooting 4-for-5 from long range and dropping a double-double on 20 points and ten rebounds. Those ten boards gave Grantz a new career-high. The team also got some help courtesy of Jordyn Poelhuis, who scored eight points and six rebounds.
Evansville Reitz's defeat was their third straight at home, which dropped their record down to 14-4. As for Castle, they have been performing well recently as they've won 11 of their last 13 matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 13-6 record this season.
A feisty cat fight is on tap when the Evansville Reitz Panthers duke it out with the Jasper Wildcats at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Evansville Reitz is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 52.7 points per game this season. As for Castle, they will face off against Vincennes Lincoln at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday. Castle also hasn't been messing around on offense: they've averaged 54.5 points per game.
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