While it was all tied up 21-21 at halftime, East Noble was not quite Garrett's equal in the second half on Saturday. They took a 47-39 hit to the loss column at the hands of the Garrett Railroaders. The Knights were given a dose of their own medicine in this game as the Railroaders apparently hadn't forgotten their loss the last time these teams played back in December of 2023.
When it comes to explaining why East Noble lost, don't look at Nathan Bowker. Despite the final result, he went 7 of 15 en route to 18 points. That was a full 46.2% of East Noble's points, marking the third time in a row he's posted more than a third of the team's points. Another player making a difference was Kobe Ritchie, who put up eight points and eight rebounds.
Garrett found their leader in sophomore Isaiah King, who dropped a double-double on 19 points and 12 rebounds. Those 12 boards set a new season-high mark for King. The team also got some help courtesy of Carter Coffman, who went 5 of 10 on his way to 19 points and six rebounds.
This is the second loss in a row for East Noble and nudges their season record down to 1-5. As for Garrett, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 8-1.
East Noble didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next contest, a 61-28 victory against Glenn on the 28th. As for Garrett, they also wasted no time getting back out on the court and have already played their next matchup, a 75-52 defeat against Anderson on the 28th.
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