If Knightstown was riding high fresh off their 65-16 takedown of Irvington Preparatory Academy last Tuesday, their most recent game may have dampened their spirits a bit. The Knightstown Panthers had to suffer through a 62-26 loss at the hands of the Northeastern Knights. The Panthers have struggled against the Knights recently, as the game was their eighth consecutive lost matchup.
Anna Roberson and Lilly Drew certainly did their best on Friday to avoid the loss. Roberson posted ten points and five boards, while Drew put up ten points and five rebounds.
Ava Mikesell continued her habit of posting crazy stat lines for Northeastern, going 6 for 13 on her way to 19 points in addition to six assists and six steals. Mikesell has been hot recently, having posted three or more steals the last four times she's played. Adysson Kircher was another key player, putting up 13 points along with five rebounds and five steals.
Knightstown's defeat dropped their record down to 9-8. As for Northeastern, the victory (which was their fourth in a row) raised their record to 19-1.
Knightstown has already played their next matchup (against Cambridge City Lincoln), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing. Northeastern will head out to face off against Union County at 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Union County is on a five-game streak of home wins, Northeastern a 16-game streak of away wins (dating back to last season)-- so someone will have to leave a streak behind on the court.
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